Example sentences of "'ve always [vb pp] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 I 've always made a point of borrowing money from women early in the relationship so as to give them a hold over me .
2 ‘ I 've always made a point of avoiding married women , and engaged women fall into the same category . ’
3 Of course I 'd seen pictures and I 've always wanted a guitar like that .
4 I 've always wanted a friend like that . ’
5 ‘ Now , young Quince , ’ he said , ‘ you 've always wanted a spot of real detective work to do .
6 You 've always used a combination of very light gauge strings with a very heavy pick — the notorious sixpence .
7 He came in one day and asked what M C C stood for , and I 've always known a lot of useless information , so I could tell him , so I was then dispatched everyday to the erm radio shop in the High Street , to get the cricket scores in Australia .
8 I 've always found a periscope to be a very useful accessory in these conditions .
9 Basically , yeah , if I want to , I 've always got a couple of boys to fall back on .
10 No what was I saying , oh yeah , when the machines at work break we got the fitter there cos you 've always got a fitter about , ai n't you , when they go wrong ?
11 I 've always preferred a Precision to a Jazz because of the way that a Precision plays .
12 I 've always had a horror of the splits , though
13 Well I do n't know as I d I d although to tell you the truth I 've always had a weakness for pictures ever since I was a boy .
14 ‘ I 've always had a battle with my weight .
15 I 've always had a theory about this particular food .
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