Example sentences of "[verb] always [vb pp] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But America has always wanted Israel to give up some of the occupied territory , and has grown keener since the start of a desperate revolt by the occupied people . |
| 2 | However , as we have seen , central government has always had power to control capital spending and still does . |
| 3 | The court has always had power to take a child out of the custody of a parent or guardian in cases of misconduct or unfitness , and in such cases , or in the absence of any lawful guardian , to appoint a suitable person as guardian . |
| 4 | I mean we 've always encouraged people to feel it was their own . |
| 5 | Isabel had always understood Faith to mean that she should have it . |
| 6 | Writing about UNESCO in 1947 , he repeated that he ‘ had always understood culture to comprehend education and science , as well as other interests ’ . |
| 7 | had always encouraged embalmers to become members . |
| 8 | ‘ I have always wanted Isabel to like me , ’ she said sadly , looking down at the box , ‘ but she never has . ’ |
| 9 | Work places have always had supervisors to measure output , so it is hard to explain why it was so much more painful to work plugged into the big brain . |
| 10 | We have always taken care to listen to our customers and to respond to their needs . |
| 11 | As a long-term contributor to the feature we have always taken pains to ensure that the rates we have quoted have been correct at the time of the survey ( usually December ) . |