Example sentences of "be always [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Because it 's the most accurate , it 's the smoothest and you 're always in a position to respond should you want more or less steering .
2 Like a modern coniferous forest , you 're always in a centre of a star of diagonals .
3 Cos when they place these they 're always in a zone of danger , double white lines .
4 Yeah , we 're always in a hurry .
5 Mealda Hall 's lifetime experiences have led to her meeting a host of colourful characters and her stories are always worth a listen .
6 Welsh coach Clive Griffiths said : ‘ With so few players to choose from , we are always on a knife edge .
7 ‘ We are always on a knife-edge with injuries because we have such a small squad , ’ said Griffiths .
8 Because his heart is devoted to the club , it does not mean his attitude and commitment are always on a par with yours , Les .
9 White kids are always at a disadvantage , ’ speculated Charles Taylor .
10 Wet brakes are always within an axle ; dry brakes may be internal or external .
11 Rather than being a finished product , we are always in a state of dynamic change : becoming more or less ‘ human ’ , or ‘ personal ’ , or indeed ‘ spiritual ’ .
12 There are many fat lesbians , but very few on ‘ the scene ’ , because those fat women who do go to lesbian clubs and bars are always in a minority and thus feel noticeable .
13 On some farms , especially those without direct access to the seashore , a wider range of wild animals and birds were taken , although they are always in a minority .
14 On the other hand , a photograph can not be generalized or simplified to bring out the important diagnostic features of a species ; it must be always of an individual at a particular time and place .
15 As Ascension Day is always on a weekday , the passers-by on their way to work are able to enjoy the singing which , as the church itself is on very high ground , can be heard for quite a distance .
16 One is always in a state of learning — if you stop learning it 's hopeless , I feel .
17 ‘ Fagg 's always in a rage .
18 No , she 's always in an overall .
19 he 's always after a prisoner int he ?
20 Charles 's own inclination was always towards a pro-French and anti-Dutch policy , though marriages between the Stuart family and the ruling Dutch House of Orange slightly restrained him and by the 1670s most Englishmen were beginning to be a little worried by the increasing power of France .
21 The latest was always at a premium .
22 He was always at a loss when people acted like this .
23 At one stage the Guernsey was used as a draught animal and later for beef , but its prime role was always as a milk producer .
24 If it ever did , it was always as a part which was apart , separate , a ‘ precious stone set in the silver sea .
25 But it was always as a unity that Ramsay approached a composition .
26 Stuart had been sent to a private school , his grandparents had paid , so that he was always under an obligation , do n't waste the opportunity , do n't let people down ; not like your father , was the implication .
27 It was always with a sense of relief that Carolyn escaped to the greenhouse to water her seedlings .
28 I was always on a machine , cutting , milling machine .
29 ‘ I was always in a position of setting a precedent , which gave me a definite advantage .
30 She stalked around the House of Mandru as if she was always in a rage about something .
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