Example sentences of "have always [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bush ended his speech by returning to the Desert War theme and informing his audience that " We are still the freest nation on earth ; the kindest nation on earth ; the strongest nation on earth ; and we have always risen to the occasion . |
| 2 | The Dyaks of Borneo , for instance , have always referred to the orangutan as the " man of the forest " , treating him at least with the dignity accorded to neighbouring tribes , whereas the Europeans , on examining the first Tierra del Fuegans brought back to the West , could not decide whether to classify them as humans or animals . |
| 3 | We in Canada have always lived with the imperialism of both the British and the Americans . |
| 4 | ‘ I have always depended on the kindness of strangers ’ , says Blanche DuBois in Streetcar . |
| 5 | We have always cared for the countryside . |
| 6 | ‘ A principle I have always applied in the property business is that you put in a bid that you think something is worth , and you do n't go above it . ’ |
| 7 | The service trades have always followed in the wake of the producing industries . |
| 8 | I have always believed in the cause of European unity . |
| 9 | I have always believed in the middle-market spending the restaurants represent . ’ |
| 10 | I have always relied on the kindness of my friends . |
| 11 | Instead it plays with the ‘ death of reading ’ , for novels have always relied on the reader to bring them to life . |
| 12 | Mr Beecham 's voice was stiff now as he replied , ‘ We have always acted for the house and I shall be happy to continue doing so . |
| 13 | But no single country at present has the money to build a really major new telescope to follow the Space Telescope — and the most important advances in astronomy have always come with the use of a major new instrument , from Galileo 's telescope of 1609 to the Einstein Observatory in 1978 . |
| 14 | Human subjects have always figured in the history of medicine and are now used widely in the testing of cosmetics and toiletries , and treatments for common diseases like influenza , although there are ethical limits to the severity of the ailments , or expected toxicity , to which humans ought to be exposed . |
| 15 | Listening to the gruff Stanier exhaust beat and mournful hooter whilst observing the artefacts and rolling stock reinforces the opinion I have always held on the Worth Valley Railways — a centre of excellence ! |
| 16 | A manager who wishes to resist change will pass the buck by saying that customary habits and methods have always worked in the past . |
| 17 | I have always looked at the shortlist very much in terms of the dealer presence . |