Example sentences of "[vb mod] always [be] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But full membership must always be a complex package of rights and responsibilities , requiring , first , years of negotiations and then years of transition . |
| 2 | A case founded on a confession must always be a strong candidate for reinvestigation . |
| 3 | In Connelly v. Director of Public Prosecutions [ 1964 ] A.C. 1254 , 1296 , Lord Reid said : ‘ there must always be a residual discretion to prevent anything which savours of abuse of process . ’ |
| 4 | The idea of a rational democracy is , not that the people themselves govern , but that they have security for good government … the best government ( need it be said ? ) must be the government of the wisest , and these must always be a few . |
| 5 | Now , in no constitutional state is it true that the legislative and executive functions are in precisely the same hands , for … the executive must always be a smaller body than the legislature . |
| 6 | This discussion should always be a two-way exchange of information , during which the patient should feel free to ask questions and express fears . |
| 7 | There should always be a good reason for substituting cow 's milk with unmodified soya milk ( which you can buy in cartons ) — for example , if you are a vegan and do n't consume any dairy products — as some brands have a high aluminium content . |
| 8 | Criticism should always be a positive move along the road to high profits . |
| 9 | The future should always be a volatile mixture of trepidation and excitement and so it is for The Wedding Present . |
| 10 | So I 'll always be a black film-maker and I welcome that . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ YOU LOOK AT ME YOU SEE A BLACK MAN , YOU DO N'T SEE A FILM-MAKER , SO I 'LL ALWAYS BE A BLACK FILM-MAKER AND I WELCOME THAT . ’ |
| 12 | It 's a great feeling when a wild animal shows you affection , but even though she was born in captivity she 'll always be a wild creature with the instincts of a killer . ’ |
| 13 | True the odd Wykehamist could always be a socialist , but now , it seems , you can even have bought your council house and be a member of the party . |
| 14 | It was too dear to her to take on ‘ the degraded position of a woman who had forsaken husband and child and formed a union with her lover … she would always be a guilty woman continually threatened with exposure , deceiving her husband for the sake of a shameful union with a man who was a stranger and independent of her , and with whom she could not live a united life . |
| 15 | As the Allies had discovered in all their abortive offensives , however wide the front might be there would always be a devilish machine gun on a flank that could hold up a whole division ; broaden the front to eliminate that machine gun , and inevitably there would be yet another on the new flank . |
| 16 | Antony and Cleopatra would always be a mere John and Norma ’ . |
| 17 | Since there was a belief among many black schoolchildren that the " fastest in the Borough " would always be a black child , some made their assessment of ethnicity on this basis rather than a linguistic one . |
| 18 | And they would always be a perfect reminder , she told herself as they finally struggled back on board , loaded with parcels , none of which she had actually intended to buy . |
| 19 | In practice , for a given area to remain in isostatic equilibrium , there would always be a limiting factor . |
| 20 | The return journey was supposed to start at half past three but there would always be a few people missing . |
| 21 | The introduction , in October of 1840 , of a Mine Club , was probably welcomed by the majority though there would always be a few who would begrudge the payments . |
| 22 | Of course one way to make sure there would always be a steady stream of customers in places like Polo Park would be to redistribute income so everyone could afford to shop here . |
| 23 | For them , and for some neglected novelists , Time would always be a wayward thing , climbing over life like a variegated ivy over some old house . |
| 24 | Gaston de Rochefort would always be a handsome man , in spite of his disability , but pain had carved deep and bitter lines across his forehead , and beside his mouth . |
| 25 | I and that will always be a right and proper thing for a member of parliament to do . |
| 26 | It follows from ( 6.4b ) that there will always be a critical column j with , provided θ is defined . |
| 27 | It is nigh on impossible to get the mirror and glass completely clean , so you will have to make a slight compromise by accepting that there will always be a certain amount of dust caught between the two layers of glass , due to static electricity . |
| 28 | Racing : Nijinsky 's speed will always be a lasting memory |
| 29 | With perfectly free competition there will always be a strong tendency toward full employment . |
| 30 | Finance officers agree there will always be a small number of non-payers no matter what system of local government finance is used . |