Example sentences of "[was/were] always [adv] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her parents were always up at the front . |
| 2 | They were always on at him not to go with strangers . |
| 3 | He was always on at me to become a cab driver or something . |
| 4 | Your nan was always on at him to take in lodgers , remember ? ’ |
| 5 | Fielding deeply disapproved of the Ashbery , I knew , and was always on at me to take a suite , or a floor , of the Bartleby or the Gustave on Central Park South . |
| 6 | He loved the sound of her and was always on at me to have her round for tea . |
| 7 | She said I should pay her more attention , I was always round at the Club with my drinking mates . |
| 8 | ‘ Still bringing wages home to me dear old mum , ’ said Joe , who spent the occasional weekend with his parents in their Chatham home and was always there at Christmas . |
| 9 | But their only common ground was in the kitchen of Martyr 's Cottage and even there she was always more at home when he was away . |