Example sentences of "was always [verb] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Even thereafter , when factional purges were regular , Bubwith was always named to the council .
2 The Minimalist 's notion of site specificity was always limited to the room , the perfect white cube .
3 We confirmed the clear correlation of histologically proven candida infection , which was always confined to the oesophagus , with the presence of dysphagia .
4 I used to look at her and admire her but I also felt sorry for her because she was always confined to the flat .
5 The fish jumped out of the tank on a few occasions , landing on the carpet , but was always returned to the tank in time .
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