Example sentences of "[vb -s] always [verb] to [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The topic of cohesion … has always appeared to me the most useful constituent of discourse analysis or text linguistics applicable to translation . |
| 2 | ‘ Diana has always said to her friends throughout her royal career , ‘ I will never become Queen ’ . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I have never played before but it is something which has always appealed to me , and it should be good for my powers of co-ordination , ’ he said . |
| 4 | Everything of importance has always happened to me in the autumn , every new departure has always presented itself within a dying context . |
| 5 | It has always belonged to my people . |
| 6 | It has always seemed to me rather sad that almost any move from beat duty is regarded as a promotion . |
| 7 | Beyond this , I do not accept much of the Freudian mythological apparatus , though Civilization and its Discontents has always seemed to me a penetrating if deeply pessimistic work of cultural analysis . |
| 8 | The year 's resurgence of interest in travesties of middle-aged women , all ugly , strident and terminally randy , boucing around alongside girls in doublets and hose or whatever , intent on making respectful love to sugary heroines in lacy crinolines , has always seemed to me extraordinary . |
| 9 | It has always seemed to me that in pupils ' day to day work and more specifically in their exercise books , we have a reasonable body of evidence which can be evaluated , probably in the school , moderated , probably by other teachers and headmasters and allowed to count in some way towards the success of pupils . |
| 10 | One of the great mysteries of the Bible , it has always seemed to me , was how Daniel managed to interpret the writing on the wall at Belshazzar 's impious feast . |
| 11 | Tea has always seemed to me a childish and pointless affair , but it has the advantage of being morally blameless and socially safe . |
| 12 | The fact that the organisers decided that it was time to show Spanish Pop and the French New Realists made sense ; Martial Raysse has always seemed to me a very interesting artist , but he has been ignored outside France . |
| 13 | The translator described ‘ the party ’ as the collective hero of Serge 's ( 1978 ) Conquered City , but it has always seemed to me that in both that work and in Birth of Our Power ( 1977 ) the great proletarian cities of Petrograd and Barcelona are actors in their own right . |
| 14 | And it has always seemed to me that at that moment Wes walked back into his old life . |
| 15 | It has always seemed to me a pity that Evelyn Waugh , the one person present with a gift for writing , was blind to the historical significance of the occasion , impercipient of this last manifestation of Abyssinia 's traditional pageantry . |
| 16 | It has always seemed to me that people vote in a new government not because they actually agree with their politics but just because they want a change . |
| 17 | Great Escapes ' Paul Scrimshaw explained : ‘ It has always seemed to us that as long as the hoteliers play the game fairly then all parties have received a reasonable benefit . ’ |
| 18 | It has always seemed to us better to face our competition on the basis of our chemical abilities , where we are undoubtedly strong . |