Example sentences of "was always telling " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gloria was always telling Dot she should try to hold on to things so she 'd have them as keepsakes for ever . |
| 2 | Mrs Parvis was always telling her so . |
| 3 | Aunt Louise was always telling me to put more coal on the fire — higher and higher up the chimney which , as I knew , needed sweeping . |
| 4 | But , as Elinor was always telling him , Henry did not inspire confidence as a representative of the legal profession . |
| 5 | He held me fondly , but it was a characteristic gesture , just as he was always telling people he loved them , using the same tone of voice with each of them . |
| 6 | My mother was always telling him to measure the right amount with the cap of the bottle , but it was n't his style . |
| 7 | He was always telling her how pretty she was , how well she ran Riverstown . |
| 8 | LITTLE BILLY 'S MOTHER was always telling him exactly what he was allowed to do and what he was not allowed to do . |
| 9 | And there was this awful woman , Mrs so and so , that was always telling women what to do and , she she was n't very popular because some of the things that she suggested that women did to make do and mend were so tedious and time consuming . |
| 10 | He was always telling lies . ’ |
| 11 | The people in the famous circus , for example , that she was always telling them about . |
| 12 | His mother was always telling him that it was important for teachers to give , although what they were supposed to give she did not say . |