Example sentences of "[vb past] always [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd always believed that humans were quite intelligent . |
| 2 | We 'd always felt that the demands for the prisoners in Kuwait only affected the French and the Americans . |
| 3 | She 'd always heard that his charm was legendary as far as women were concerned and this evening was certainly proving the truth of it . |
| 4 | Oh that 's not as bad as I thought because I 'd always heard that it was like really really expensive to produce er material in braille . |
| 5 | I 'd always imagined that one day I 'd be able to turn to the guy beside me at the Giants Stadium and say ‘ That 's my kid playing down there ’ . |
| 6 | He 'd always assumed that this was a piece of official terminology until one day he 'd asked what it meant , and found out that it stood for Another Fucking Drunk . |
| 7 | Barbara it 's , I 'd always assumed that people were probable born with asthma , but that 's not , not the case ? |
| 8 | He 'd always accepted that no one did . |
| 9 | She 'd always thought that the phrase ‘ going weak at the knees ’ was an over-used cliché with no reference to reality , yet that was exactly how she felt . |
| 10 | She 'd always known that it was n't her sort of outfit ! |
| 11 | He failed always to understand that there was a large area of common ground in British public opinion on India which consisted in the belief that , with a few adjustments , British rule could be made , and remain , acceptable to Indians for ever , and that differences of opinion were to a considerable extent about how this was to be done . |
| 12 | Esler Dening commented that he had always suspected that the Americans had not appreciated the full significance of what they had taken on in Korea ; it appeared that they were unwilling to accept the consequences of being located in an area of Soviet predominance and it would be regrettable in its implications elsewhere if the United States retreated . |
| 13 | She had always suspected that he 'd had little time for any brain power that she might possess — just as she had always known that her chief value for him had been the almost instantaneous sexual desire they had felt for each other . |
| 14 | Rufus had always heard that nothing can go on in a village without the gossips knowing . |
| 15 | It was claimed that he had confessed to spying for the US Central Intelligence Agency , but the US authorities had always denied that he had any official connections . |
| 16 | Democrats had always denied that the civil rights bills of 1990 and 1991 ever invited establishment of quotas . |
| 17 | He had always felt that tailoring was a job more suited to women than to men . |
| 18 | I had always felt that the term ‘ Romano-Saxon ’ was an unwise invention . |
| 19 | She had always felt that , although she never knew why . |
| 20 | She had always felt that liking should come first then gradually deepen into love . |
| 21 | Not that he considered himself immune ; but he had always imagined that when it was his turn , he would know somehow . |
| 22 | I had always imagined that they would put up and take down tents . |
| 23 | She had always imagined that an exploding bomb would have made an infernal , ear-splitting racket , but it did n't . |
| 24 | I had always imagined that when I finally lost my virginity , it would be for the same reason I smoked and drank , because it would have seemed unsophisticated not to . |
| 25 | She had always understood that Janine 's mother was never off the doorstep , that 's why she never came herself . |
| 26 | Midani , the wealthy Lebanese who had always believed that he had first option should Edwards ever decide to sell , after trying to buy the club himself , insisted more than once : ‘ United must not be caused embarassment , ’ and seemed to be the one participant in what became an increasingly shabby affair who was conscious that great dignity was at stake . |
| 27 | I had always believed that survival lay in the mind but now I knew there were things one could n't survive . |
| 28 | James Baker said that he had always believed that a professional should never admit to hurt or personal problems . |
| 29 | I do apologise for such a long letter , but I had always believed that ZZAP ! was the inferior C64 mag . |
| 30 | Tom had always believed that there was a lot he did n't know about his father , although naturally , he said , he had never broached the subject with his mother . |