Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] always [vb pp] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The junior adventure story has always had to reconcile two contrasting points . |
| 2 | Spencer has always longed to have a Spitfire and one day Mike Searle , presumably having recovered from the shock of the Jungmann episode ( see the September issue , page 25 ) , pointed out an advertisement in which some Spitfires were for sale at Strathallan in Scotland . |
| 3 | The Department has always sought to provide students with a knowledge of those areas most relevant to the present and future needs of the modern accountant . |
| 4 | The Bush administration has always liked to say that Eastern Europe holds a special place in its heart ; Americans love the praise heaped on them in Washington when East European heroes like Lech Walesa and Vaclav Havel come to call . |
| 5 | The Jockey Club has always declined to give a reason for its suddenly being seen as performance-affecting , saying only : ‘ Our list is being updated all the time . ’ |
| 6 | Judi had always tried to rub his nose in parts of his life he just wanted to let lie there and be profitable . |
| 7 | Judi had always tended to know what she was thinking , but now she knew her sister really could read her mind . |
| 8 | Spencer had always appeared to conform , he wore neat clothes and acted the gentleman . |
| 9 | And everyone reckoned it was the album that Talk Talk had always wanted to make . |
| 10 | As Edward Hulmes quoted in his book in this series , Education and Cultural Diversity : The great teachers of religion have always had to get rid of the useless lumber which accumulates in its progress — the rigid dogmatism , the narrow legalism , the mechanical rites , the silly superstitions which may become a substitute for religious life . |
| 11 | The surety would have to look after himself or herself , as most sureties have always had to do . |
| 12 | It is the particular genius of British politics that the major parties have always managed to hold on to their respective extremists and so to draw their teeth . |
| 13 | Your Mahler performances have always seemed to carry a starker , more purely tragic message . |
| 14 | The pub has always had to tread a difficult tightrope in reconciling its social function , as a ‘ house ’ for the public , with its commercial function as a retail shop . |
| 15 | BAIE Scotland has always tried to keep its fees as reasonable as possible , thanks to the generosity of sponsors and tutors . |
| 16 | Older folk will tell you that it was ever thus ; that Irish rugby has always had to contend with the primacy of gaelic games . |
| 17 | His success could thus be explicitly attributed to that capacity for influence which British administrators had always claimed to possess , but had not normally had the opportunity of conclusively demonstrating . |
| 18 | Maggie had always wanted to drive and passed her test first time . |
| 19 | It was a precaution any lender had always had to take . |
| 20 | Karen had always wanted to travel and see the world . |
| 21 | Runaways from these plantations have always tried to reach Saigon because it is the nearest big city . |
| 22 | His parents have always refused to co-operate or even to discuss the boy . ’ |
| 23 | It 's daft , it says a girl 's always got to wear grey if she works behind a counter or in a business 'ouse or as an 'otel clerk . |
| 24 | The Conservatives have always had to tackle this particular problem by tying care in with action and results . |
| 25 | The challengers have always had to go to their side of the Atlantic now its their turn to come to Europe . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ The challengers have always had to go to the other side of the Atlantic now it 's their turn to come to England . |
| 27 | ‘ The challengers have always had to go to the other side of the Atlantic now it 's their turn to come to England . |
| 28 | Since having to give-up a dolls-house as a small child to help her mother make ends meet , Rosemary Gardner has always yearned to walk into a little world of her own , now , 40+ years later , she has done just that ! |
| 29 | Kohl had always had to cope with the personal problem of appearing lacklustre and undynamic , and in 1988 even close colleagues doubted whether he could remain as Chancellor for long . |
| 30 | Tom Jones 's Welsh wife has always chosen to remain very much in the background during his successful and extrovert career . |