Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] always [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Like most deserted villages Great Stretton was always on the small side , but in 1563 it still contained fifteen families . |
| 32 | Her husband was always with us but as a couple they were difficult to dislodge without rudeness . |
| 33 | Eggs were always in short supply and I suppose the reason was that during the war we were not getting our usual supply from Denmark and the Low Countries , owing to the German occupation . |
| 34 | His gowns were always of softer material than the gowns of other ministers . |
| 35 | It must have been distasteful for a man whose principles were always of the very highest . |
| 36 | Plays were always in the afternoon , because of the daylight . |
| 37 | Both Mr and Mrs Tiller were always on the lookout for any child or woman with potential . |
| 38 | In that instance they were unsuccessful , for the interest of Lord Milton and the Earl of Ilay was considerably stronger than that of the Haldanes , but the more attractive posts in the permanent garrison were always in demand from tradesmen in the town . |
| 39 | In contrast , Bangladeshi babies sleeping during the day were always in the same room as other family members , in a relatively noisy , busy environment . |
| 40 | He was n't sure if Christine believed him , but that was what made it worth it , gave things an edge , the bluff in a game where the rest were always against you . |
| 41 | His vocabulary was curiously outdated : he went , not to a film or the cinema but to the ‘ movies ’ , and ha'penny was always by him pronounced ‘ half-penny ’ . |
| 42 | Although the Portadown backs threatened constantly , an Armagh boot was always on hand to relieve the pressure . |
| 43 | Because Silla was always under attack from its powerful and war-like neighbours , the nobility formed an elite corps of fighting men to defend them . |
| 44 | But however nationalization was always on the minds of the railwaymen . |
| 45 | She would play along , another intimacy in their relationship was always of value to her — one of the opportunities her looks alone would never yield to her . |
| 46 | Fisher Row was similar to some of the contemporary rural communities which have been studied in depth in that it had a stable core of local families which remained for generation after generation while another group which included carters , drovers and seasonal workers who found cheap lodgings in the parish were always on the move . |
| 47 | In and out of the camp Billy made sure that his camp and his model of the people 's pleasures were always in the public eye . |
| 48 | After disembarkation , the first appointment was always with the furriers : |
| 49 | Bella did n't want to be called guilty ; her instinct was always for ambiguity . |
| 50 | When I was a boy , God was always at home . |
| 51 | At one stage the Guernsey was used as a draught animal and later for beef , but its prime role was always as a milk producer . |
| 52 | Such a victory was always on the cards , for Miss Albano stood only 10 places above her British counterpart in the world rankings , at 456 . |
| 53 | The Frenchman reached the stadium 34 seconds ahead of Olaf Ludwig , of Germany , after a final six miles when victory was always in doubt . |
| 54 | He wrote regularly to Dorothy Pound , and his advice was always of a most practical nature . |
| 55 | These differences were always in the same direction — more pronounced hormonal responses and more reporting of symptoms with porcine insulin . |
| 56 | In the middle two matches Chip Beck and Paul Azinger and Mark Calavecchia and Ken Green were always in charge against Gordon Brand Jnr and Sam Torrance and Christy O'Connor Jnr . |
| 57 | Closet federal Europeans earlier maintained that the EC was merely a gigantic free trade area ; now they boldly affirm that political and monetary union were always at the heart of the treaty of Rome . |
| 58 | Outside in The Cheese Market at the corner of Castle Street and Blue Boar Row , traders who paid no tolls were always to be found on the same spot each Market Day . |
| 59 | Camping holidays were always in the rain , but my parents would constantly remind us throughout the fortnight that the sun was ‘ trying to come out ’ . |
| 60 | Perhaps they were bored too , but whatever the reason the Met girls were always in trouble for one reason or another . |