Example sentences of "[noun prp] was always [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maurice , an amiable young man , had realised as soon as he came to the Reach that Richard was always going to do this and that he himself would accordingly be known as Dondeschiepolschuygen IV which was inscribed in gilt lettering on his bows . |
| 2 | David was always getting picked on at school ! |
| 3 | Mrs Parvis was always telling her so . |
| 4 | As the place was really his gig we could n't use it without him We 'd been talking about it for ages — and Bernie was always badgering us about it — but we 'd not really done anything about it . |
| 5 | Hasan was always having prophetic dreams . |
| 6 | And Strandli was always threatening in his lone attacking role because of his strength and speed ’ . |
| 7 | Moor Scope battled on gamely to retake the lead from Impy Condor on the flat in the Confined and Farmer Tom was always going like a winner in the Restricted race , in which Alner and even-money favourite Baron Bob crashed at the second fence . |
| 8 | But , as Elinor was always telling him , Henry did not inspire confidence as a representative of the legal profession . |
| 9 | Soon lobbing along behind the leaders , Llewellyn was always finding plenty of room for Party Politics and by the second Canal Turn , when Romany King moved up to join Hotplate , the race had begun to take it 's final shape . |
| 10 | When she was feeling down , Old Mother Walsh was always going on about how the snake was slithering in our direction . |
| 11 | ‘ I did n't like to think of it but Doug Wilson was always making sly innuendoes . |
| 12 | ‘ Mr Wilson was always asking if I was having an affair , ’ she said . |
| 13 | So the stage adaption of Nicholas Nickleby was always going to be a challenge . |
| 14 | Dexter leant forward and slipped two more lumps of sugar into his coffee : Blanche was always trying to reduce his sugar intake and make his diet healthier . |
| 15 | But Mr Malik was always bringing up the subject . |
| 16 | A man called Harrs had been offered a shadowy role as Exterior Liaison Officer , and Mr Malik was always talking of ‘ finding something ’ for Maisie . |
| 17 | Looking at Saturday 's game , Tait said : ‘ Hartlepool was always going to be a hard game , but it 's even harder after we lost the other night . ’ |
| 18 | Kevin was always talking about syntax because he was reading philosophy and this is the kind of thing philosophers talk about . |
| 19 | Roderick was always seeking a better way of putting things in order to remove all possible ambiguities and to assist the reader to the maximum extent : if this meant rewriting 100 times he would gladly do it . |
| 20 | In the beginning Derek was always saying things like , ‘ Do n't talk about that ’ , ‘ Talk more about this ’ , or ‘ They wo n't want to hear about that . ’ |
| 21 | But the truth is that Mellor was always riding for a fall . |
| 22 | Looking after the ‘ tribe ’ is the number one priority , but Mary was always looking at ways of continuing her artistic leanings and it was to heraldry that she returned , this time with more than a hint of aviation to it ! |
| 23 | ‘ Well , if not actually take her , Mary was always doing good works , that kind of thing , that 's how she got to know Mr Boston . |
| 24 | But poor old Wayne Phillips was always going to suffer for the demise of the local hero , unless he got at least 100 in his first trip to the crease . |
| 25 | ‘ Peter was always giving me encouragement , ’ Russell recalls . |
| 26 | ‘ Hell , old Belle was always beetling around , ’ he said . |
| 27 | ‘ We have made Ygelda the new Steward , and she says it will be nothing new to her for Gwion was always running to her for help . ’ |
| 28 | Doris was always coming weeping and shrieking to Mavis in those days , saying he 'd be the death of her , and meanwhile Fred would reel down the cellar steps and visit the tarts for consolation . |
| 29 | ‘ London was always going to be the most difficult test . |
| 30 | It is easy to criticise the government 's decisions : after a century of inertia , making changes in London was always going to be difficult , and Mrs Bottomley deserves credit for getting the process started . |