Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [was/were] always [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Until that time the Royal Academy of Arts , which was founded in 1768 , was the only body in England with a substantial representation of architects among its membership , although they were always out-numbered by painters and sculptors . |
| 2 | Opposite Marks and Spencers bazaar was an arcade providing a short cut through to The Market although it was always closed on Sundays , with locked gates at either end . |
| 3 | I used to look at her and admire her but I also felt sorry for her because she was always confined to the flat . |
| 4 | Because it was always meant for pensioners you see . |
| 5 | " Whenever we tried to escape before we were always captured by the Moi . |
| 6 | I thought it was a big world , for we were always going to conventions and special meetings where , so it seemed then , there were thousands of others like myself . |
| 7 | The Chief Met Officer , Wing Commander Thomas , or ‘ Tommy ’ as he was always called by us behind his back , was immensely popular but a strict disciplinarian . |
| 8 | The visit to Scotland , which reinforced both his affection for the beauty of that country and his interest in her history ( for he was always attached to small countries or communities which had clung to their traditions ) had produced the poem ‘ Rannoch , by Glencoe ’ , published in the New English Weekly , 17 October 1935 . |