Example sentences of "[noun pl] always [verb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her home-made toffee apples were the real thing even though more often than not , when the coating was licked away , green fruit would be revealed and the sticks always look like cut down kindling wood , as they probably were . |
| 2 | Movie films always run over budget because the artistic temperament is impatient with detail . |
| 3 | This ensured that Canadian stations always differed in appearance from the ‘ Dominion ’ styles adopted in Australia , New Zealand , and even South Africa . |
| 4 | Are newsletters always printed on paper of a distinctive colour ? |
| 5 | It was a boarding-house where foreigners and theatrical folk lived in upstairs rooms and the kitchens always smelt of stew and roasting meat , currant buns and freshly baked bread . |
| 6 | Thus in the case of ( 38 ) it might be " terrible things always happen in war , that 's its nature and it 's no good lamenting that particular disaster " ; in the case of ( 39 ) it might be " calm down , there 's no point in worrying about whether he 's going to come because there 's nothing we can do about it " ; and in the case of ( 40 ) it might be " it 's no concern of ours ' . |
| 7 | Worse still , the teams always play in blue and red , and you do n't even know which side 's which until one scores ! |
| 8 | ‘ Anyway , ’ I continue ( while we have it , let's press the advantage home ) , ‘ you know as well as I do that these couplings between the separate spheres always come to grief in the end . ’ |
| 9 | A railway station which has flowers to greet the passengers and where the trains always run on time … well almost … has been judged the Best in Britain . |
| 10 | Government departments always respond to committee reports , but the form of the response varies . |
| 11 | Descending broken rock requires a nimble style , with the emphasis on sure footwork and the hands always placed for balance and as security in the event of a slip . |
| 12 | The Kings always specialised in bacon and cheese ‘ not a lot of varieties the way you have now , but what we had was good , the best ’ . |
| 13 | The police always looked on top in an eventful first half and translated their superiority into goals just before half-time . |
| 14 | Transactions involving an arm 's length transfer of assets or liabilities always call for recognition . |
| 15 | It 's more than a little eerie , perhaps because waxworks always look like death masks . |
| 16 | He did n't know when they 'd be back ; all he knew was that his boss had some kind of private deal going with the gang foreman of a motorway sub-contractor , and the boys always appeared without notice , worked at the speed of practised moonlighters , and probably got their money in a plain envelope passed under a pub table somewhere . |