Example sentences of "always [vb pp] a [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ To an extent , but the song always aroused a lot of interest and it seemed to capture people 's imaginations . |
| 2 | Receiving for me always contained a degree of embarrassment that I am only now beginning to come to terms with . |
| 3 | Their answer , briefly , was that reason had always contained a measure of irrationality , which , despite its best intentions , had led to its involvement with tyranny and domination : ‘ Enlightenment is totalitarian ’ . |
| 4 | What had really confused everyone was the fact that Kemp always carried a hip-flask of brandy in the car 's glove compartment , and that he had given his wife — trapped by the legs beside him — several sips from this flask before the ambulance arrived ; and had even drunk from it himself ! |
| 5 | I 've always made a point of borrowing money from women early in the relationship so as to give them a hold over me . |
| 6 | Liza had always had a tendency to wildness . |
| 7 | Black music has always had a locale as part of its make-up ; the Philadelphia sound , Chicago house , Motown and techno in Detroit . |
| 8 | He had always had a capacity for ruthlessness . |
| 9 | The initiative foundered and Lorna , who has always had a talent for design , remembered an advert she had seen for Colour Counsellors . |
| 10 | Liberalism has always had a tension between science and freedom : the imperative to control and the free expression of the human personality . |
| 11 | The part of me that is a lesbian has always had a lot of support and nurturing from friends around . |
| 12 | As he reclined in his sofa , surrounded by a treasure trove of knick-knacks collected from around the world , Mark said he had always had a taste for travel . |
| 13 | Botham has always had a taste for showbiz . |
| 14 | He did not always have a voice , but he always had a point of view . |
| 15 | My father has always had a passion for sailing . |
| 16 | You were always offered a cup of tea . " |
| 17 | She hoped it would n't be longer ; she hoped it would be less , for as dear as Aunt Nessy was , she always brought a feeling of change and unrest into this quiet and well-ordered household . |
| 18 | He said the Conservative government had always opposed a ban on tobacco advertising and he promised to ‘ continue to defend the interests of Rothman 's workers in my constituency . ’ |
| 19 | HOUSE ASIDE , European acts have always had trouble being taken seriously in Britain , and though Finland 's Leather Nun have always scraped a smattering of cult credibility here , ‘ International Heroes ’ is a bloody good attempt at becoming just that . |
| 20 | HOUSE ASIDE , European acts have always had trouble being taken seriously in Britain , and though Finland 's Leather Nun have always scraped a smattering of cult credibility here , ‘ International Heroes ’ is a bloody good attempt at becoming just that . |
| 21 | After Diana 's marriage to Charles , her father , Earl Spencer , always created a festival of fun for his grandchildren a few days early . |