Example sentences of "[pers pn] always [verb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ For 30 years I always painted on the spot , even in deep snow . |
| 2 | She always insisted on the active and determining role of the child , rejecting absolutely any analogy between the growth of a child and the growth of plants because of the power of the gardener to prune a plant . |
| 3 | these two ladies and this old biddy , she 's right , she always gets on the train first and all the businessmen and all the kids hat her |
| 4 | ‘ I was coming home with three lovely black horses which we always used on the road ; and I used to glory in trimming them up , because they wore the worsted — red , white and blue — and they used to look lovely . |
| 5 | He always travels on the back of the lorry where he has to pop up and turn , but he does n't mind at all . ’ |
| 6 | Whatever he knew , he always looked on the black side , judged her and found her wanting . |
| 7 | He always sits on the floor in front of me . |
| 8 | Then today , when I was by the nail ( he always sits on the steps up ) , I said ( I did it on purpose ) run and get me a cigarette . |
| 9 | He never came in very late , always by twelve , and he always tripped on the doorstep from garage to kitchen hall , and he always yelled out complaining , ‘ Why the hell do n't you keep a light on ? ’ |
| 10 | Nor can he always rely on the help of those who in any other industry or service you might expect to be on his side . |
| 11 | He felt as he always did on the moor , and especially on this spot and on Big Allen , peaceful , without care , without self almost , at one with nature and the past , and as if nothing that happened down there could hurt or vex him any more . |
| 12 | Gerald was talking very fast and fluently , as he always did on the subject of money , but Charles reckoned he had got the gist . |
| 13 | He was gazing into his make-up mirror , playing the same game that he always did on the monitor screens in television studios — in other words , deciding which was his best profile . |
| 14 | He 'd play last across with the trains , no wonder he was killed by a train , he had many near misses , he always appears on the anniversary of his death and you would see the whole incident in startling detail . ’ |
| 15 | The Rev C Malpass gave a short address , which he always bases on the story of Christ addressing the multitude from the boat or a similar theme . |
| 16 | It always banged on the desk top , each morning , before he remembered to tuck it below his tie . |
| 17 | They show it on the Leeds United — The Glory Years video about three times and it always appears on the ten best goals of all time . |