Example sentences of "always [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | India were always struggling after a tight opening blast by Allan Donald and Fanie de Villiers and were bowled out for 177 . |
| 2 | I was always looking for a short-term miracle . |
| 3 | You 're always looking for a four on a par-5 , but at that stage you 'd take it as long as your main opposition has n't gone away . |
| 4 | John wanted the light misty at first , then becoming brighter , but always radiating from a focal point at the back of the stage ; Primavera arising from the floor in white must make a ‘ most phallic ’ effect . |
| 5 | ‘ Personal development is , we believe of key importance to ensure that motivation is always running at a high level . |
| 6 | Always suffering with a nasal catarrh ; pressing pain in the root of the nose with a chronic catarrh and if exposed to the cold the discharge dries up and a headache begins , ( like in Kali Carbonicum ) , often starting with dim vision . |
| 7 | One of the things that surprised me when I first read the New Testament seriously was that it was always talking about a Dark Power in the universe — a mighty evil spirit who was held to be the Power behind death and disease , and sin . |
| 8 | Jackie lived at a high pitch , he was making hay while the sun shone , he was spreading himself thin with a young family and as many interests as he could cram into the year ; for someone always highly strung , always working at a high pitch of nervousness , an ulcer was the logical consequence . |
| 9 | Osborne , to judge from the other of his works , is concerned to produce music which is generally concordant and does not afflict the senses with cacophonous sounds , though always working within a modern idiom . |