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

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1 Arnold , Williams and Douglas scored second half tries for Gosforth , Johnson adding a conversion and a penalty , but Morley were always in control .
2 She was two years older than him , and a thousand miles away at a girls ' school in Gloucestershire , and on the rare occasions when they met he hardly dared even speak to her ; but Richard was always in love with someone and his passions were all the more intense for being largely fantasy .
3 Because Silla was always under attack from its powerful and war-like neighbours , the nobility formed an elite corps of fighting men to defend them .
4 When I was a boy , God was always at home .
5 In the middle two matches Chip Beck and Paul Azinger and Mark Calavecchia and Ken Green were always in charge against Gordon Brand Jnr and Sam Torrance and Christy O'Connor Jnr .
6 Dunlop was always in control of this race leading from the second lap and after that it just was n't a race .
7 The Seasiders , boosted by the inclusion of leading scorer Tommy Mooney were always on top and showed sharp finishing .
8 Diana was always on edge , suspecting Camilla 's presence in Charles 's every action .
9 John was always in charge , but never arrogant .
10 Tom Anderson was always in evidence on the right but his good stick work came to nothing .
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