Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [was/were] always [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Provided their behaviour was sportsmanlike and safe , oarsmen found only encouragement and humour from a President who was always among them .
2 Even less had they diminished the image of Topaz which was always in his mind 's eye .
3 He was a boy who was always on his own , often to be seen watching television programmes in the windows of electrical shops .
4 And whatever the weather was like outside , inside the mill it was always like a hot swamp .
5 The death of the King ended the client relationship which was always between the Emperor and a particular ruler , and the presence of such a kingdom within the Province was now a political anomaly .
6 He was man who was always on the point of launching some immense enterprise , a few of which indeed came off while others ended disastrously .
7 Lovat listened to Topaz , torn between anger directed against Horatia Manners , and admiration for his wife 's loveliness which was always at its best when she was in a rage .
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