Example sentences of "[vb past] always [verb] [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Responding to criticism from neighbouring countries , including Russia , the Chinese authorities said that they had always exercised restraint in nuclear testing and that China was still committed to a complete ban on nuclear testing within the framework of effective nuclear disarmament . |
| 2 | Eugenics had always gone hand in hand with socialism for Haldane — he and his sister , Naomi ( later Mitchison ) , joined both the Oxford Eugenics Society and the Labour party — because , as he explained , biology compels us to recognise that the innate inequality of men requires scientific management by the state . |
| 3 | The Crevecoeurs had always closed ranks in times of crisis , had n't they ? |
| 4 | Claudia did n't know Garry , or even his surname ; Dana had always had men in her life , but she had n't seemed serious about any of them , and so far Claudia had hoped in vain that she would find someone to love and to provide the anchor she 'd been missing so badly since their mother had died . |
| 5 | A man of humble origins with little formal education , Mr Bérégovoy had always taken pride in his reputation for integrity . |
| 6 | Bert had always held Yanto in high regard . |