Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] always [art] " in BNC.

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1 Oddly enough , Ceauşescu was always a shrewder judge of the likely choice for the highest offices of democratic electorates than of who would come out on top of the Soviet politburo .
2 George Underwood : David was always a bit over the top and he decided to write to John Bloom , a millionaire business , saying something to the effect ‘ Brian Epstein has got The Beatles but you can have us ’ , but Bloom was n't that interested and passed his letter to Les Conn , an agent . ’
3 Saturday was always the most tiring day for Agnes .
4 Friday was always a busy day .
5 Of the old forest cantons , Uri was always the leader in policies of expansion over the Gotthard into the Ticino .
6 Oh , André was always a hit with the girls , and he did have a certain effeminate appeal and a wonderful way with words , but he lacked Piers 's vitality , the vibrant sexuality that seemed to smoulder away inside him .
7 LNTs are always a half step below the arpeggio note .
8 Snow as well as catkins , bitter winds and hyacinths : spring in Russia is always a conflict , a brief and violent convulsion .
9 Devon is always a happy hunting ground for Pipe , who has saddled twice as many winners as any other trainer in the last five years here .
10 Devon is always a happy hunting ground for Pipe , who has saddled twice as many winners as any other trainer in the last five years here .
11 February 's always the worst month .
12 Deane was always a threat and two minutes before half-time he claimed his second when he turned in a low cross from Barnes .
13 Mind you , Hugh was always a bit different from the rest of us .
14 There , Eva was always a great favourite and able to assume leadership easily .
15 The road through it to Exeter was always a busy and important highway , and the Honiton Turnpike Trust , set up in 1753 , was one of the first in Devon .
16 Jeffrey was always the one saying , ‘ Hey , man , do n't play so many notes ; you know , not everybody out there 's a guitar player .
17 Carl Leaburn was always a threat combining well up front with Alex Dyer .
18 Whereas in the past Northern Ireland was always the furthest point on the beach that the tide reached , and therefore the first point that it left , on this occasion we entered the recession later and weathered it better .
19 Well I think Robert 's , er I mean Robert 's always a good guide on these matters I mean the F
20 Yet Prague was always an international city , whose culture was dependent on native and external traditions alike .
21 Phil was always a fearless seaman , and I am a very cautious one .
22 Kate pointed out that Stephen was always a little on the silent side .
23 Each game went through at least thirty rugby balls , and Endill was always the one sent back to get some more .
24 Getting the slaves across the Atlantic was always a difficult problem for the Royal Africa Company and for all the other traders .
25 Wimbledon are always a difficult side to beat , especially on their own ground .
26 But you have to force yourself to accept the truth — that Paris is always an escape downwards ( G.P. 's words ) — not saying anything against Paris , but you have to face up to England and the apathy of the environment ( these are all G.P. 's words and ideas ) and the great deadweight of the Calibanity of England .
27 Although out of match practice , Coulter is always a threat in any race , and will be again .
28 That the Lord Jesus is always the host at his table present in our midst as we do as he commanded .
29 Hartlepool is always the same and I 'd have no objection at all to doing that .
30 ‘ David Whitaker was always a very sweet man , very jokey about everything , while Mervyn was always so fussy .
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