Example sentences of "[noun prp] [was/were] always [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Arnold , Williams and Douglas scored second half tries for Gosforth , Johnson adding a conversion and a penalty , but Morley were always in control .
2 In summer the smell of Flit was always with us .
3 She was two years older than him , and a thousand miles away at a girls ' school in Gloucestershire , and on the rare occasions when they met he hardly dared even speak to her ; but Richard was always in love with someone and his passions were all the more intense for being largely fantasy .
4 Anthony was always on the phone , rushing about like a bull in a china shop , or lying in bed till twelve with one or other of his girlfriends .
5 I had been trying to negotiate the Friday lunch-time run , which was the most lucrative , office-party wise , as ER was always on the lookout for reliable drivers who could not only deliver their people but hang around and pick them up .
6 GOSSARD : Henry Gossard of Chicago was always into ladies underwear .
7 That was the only Ulster success of the night but the Bily Rock-trained Tadila was always in the leading group before finishing third in the Ardee Hurdle won by Shareef Alliance and should be all the better for the run .
8 Like most deserted villages Great Stretton was always on the small side , but in 1563 it still contained fifteen families .
9 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 .
10 When I was a boy , God was always at home .
11 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 .
12 Michael Yule was prominent on the left wing for Jed while Parker and Shiel were always in the thick of the action when Melrose were on the move .
13 Dunlop was always in control of this race leading from the second lap and after that it just was n't a race .
14 Recently , travel industry experts forecast that during the 1990s specialist travel shops will open where customers will be able to buy travel goods and equipment alongside their tickets and package holidays — Cook was always in the forefront of business ideas .
15 The Seasiders , boosted by the inclusion of leading scorer Tommy Mooney were always on top and showed sharp finishing .
16 Andrew was always with her , walking a few steps out of her reach .
17 Diana was always on edge , suspecting Camilla 's presence in Charles 's every action .
18 In doing this Paul was always on his feet , preaching to the Jews of the Diaspora as well as to the Gentiles .
19 Then I suppose Kronweiser was always around the house — but there 's no motive there . ’
20 Although he never grew much above 5′5″ , Bremner was always in the thick of disputes and played according to the old motto , when the going gets tough , the tough get going .
21 Ma was always at her most unreasonable on do-days , and I must have known it was a do-day because not only did we have extra help in the house , but Nanny had been co-opted into the kitchen to make pastry .
22 Will was always like that .
23 Leeds were always at the back of my mind as the side I would like to join if I came back to England , ’ said the 6ft 2in , 16 stone Iro .
24 John was always in charge , but never arrogant .
25 Tom Anderson was always in evidence on the right but his good stick work came to nothing .
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