Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] always in " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Russia 's ability to accept capitalist economic aid was always in doubt and Molotov walked out of the Paris talks on 2 July , complaining that the Marshall Plan would lead to Germany 's industrial revival and infringe the economic independence of European States , which would become US puppets . |
| 2 | MainMan was always in debt and Tony had always gone out and found money to do projects , so it was fine . |
| 3 | Families from this range were always in search of respectability and , having followed their betters into churches , lecture rooms , and recreational clubs , they were now being told that a certain amount of movie-going need not necessarily be socially harmful . |
| 4 | It was well known that the foreman and the shop steward in question were always in dispute , and it appeared to the majority that the foreman had , in fact , set him up to get rid of him and to settle an old account . |
| 5 | the other hand he accepted the ministrations of Rosalba with pointed gratitude , looking up at her when it was her turn to bend over him , though she did not need to bend from the waist , wand-like as her sister , but rather leaned her plump body forward to adjust some dish , brush off some crumbs with a dithery movement that suggested — again he felt a stab of pity , followed by impatience — that her own body was always in her way . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | In contrast , Bangladeshi babies sleeping during the day were always in the same room as other family members , in a relatively noisy , busy environment . |
| 8 | The Frenchman reached the stadium 34 seconds ahead of Olaf Ludwig , of Germany , after a final six miles when victory was always in doubt . |
| 9 | And er when that was done the washing the mangle was always in the yard , in the backyard , the old mangle with the wooden rollers and it was quite an effort to turn and we children very often ha to give a turn . |
| 10 | Although America 's current account was always in surplus during the 1960s , her net capital outflows , particularly private investments overseas , more than offset the current account surplus in most years . |
| 11 | Shorn of its metaphysical sanction , law in the Renaissance was always in danger of losing its prescriptive power . |
| 12 | For instance , coin and currency were always in short supply in the colonies and the British government in a mood of less than salutary neglect did nothing about it , so colonies sometimes passed laws to make bills of exchange into legal tender . |
| 13 | At the start of the second half United tried a charge … a goal would have made a game of it … skipper Andy Melville came close with a header but you had the feeling that Villa were always in control … |
| 14 | ( 1985 : 1203 ) suggest , know + to infinitive was always in British English a " factual verb " expressing the resultative sense , but this is not the case . |
| 15 | The second ad was set in a courtroom and described our new product ‘ Balanced Banking ’ and had the message that , with our automatic transfer , customers ‘ money was always in the right place to earn more interest . |
| 16 | North Down were always in control at Magheramason , with captain Ian Carser hitting 55 and Robin Haire 48 as they timed to perfection their reply to Bready 's 165 for 8 . |