Example sentences of "she [verb] always [vb pp] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People are always asking Rosa to go places and talk to schools and she has always tried to say yes . |
| 2 | ‘ From what you and Aubrey have told me about Alice 's life , she has always had to fend for herself . |
| 3 | Taking over as she did at very short notice when our last Treasurer became ill , she has always managed to administer the Society 's finances in an extremely capable way despite the fact that the last six years has been a period of considerable change and economic difficulty . |
| 4 | Marjorie named her Lizzie ( she 'd always intended to call a daughter Lizzie but had produced only sons ! ) and the two forged a strong bond . |
| 5 | He designed and built it specially for his wife because she 'd always wanted to live by the river , but she only had time to enjoy it for a few months before she died . |
| 6 | I thought she 'd argue that she might as well go somewhere she 'd always wanted to visit . ’ |
| 7 | She 'd always wanted to travel — influenced by her Sagittarian star sign , Aunt Maureen claimed — but , owing to circumstances , this was the first real chance she 'd had . |
| 8 | She wore an outfit she 'd always wanted to try but felt she was too plump to risk — a scarlet bustier and a black net skirt . |
| 9 | She 'd always had to have an imaginary life simultaneously , as the real one was inadequate . |
| 10 | Again , in October 1281 , Edward I wrote to her , saying that she had always striven to keep the peace between Henry III and Louis , and between Philip III and himself . |
| 11 | She had always loved to watch the sailing on Saturday afternoons and summer evenings when boats of every shape and size criss-crossed the wide estuary like multi-hued butterflies . |
| 12 | She had always loved to sew , and when she had started to design in earnest wedding dresses had proved irresistible . |
| 13 | She had always intended to tell him the truth , but somehow the time was never right … |
| 14 | That was the impression she had always wanted to give . |
| 15 | It was true , Greece was one place she had always wanted to see , and what had she to lose ? |
| 16 | She had always wanted to see the Spice Islands . |
| 17 | She lay relaxed on the bed , waiting for him , an odd , tingling sensation running through her — She had always wanted to feel his body against her own and now her wish was being granted . |
| 18 | She had always preferred to take it on its reputation , which was , as I say , not good . |
| 19 | She had always tried to emulate Isabelle , too , in buying the best clothes she could afford , and keeping them in pristine condition , making sure she was well-groomed at all times . |
| 20 | She had always longed to go abroad . |
| 21 | ‘ Drive anything , ’ said Gabriel , which was a complete lie , but she had always longed to get her hands on Rose 's car . |
| 22 | She had always had to share with at least two other people until the day she came to Lisbeg . |
| 23 | That was the secret she had always had to keep and had never confessed , not even to the Irish priests who stayed secretly at Roscarrock Hall . |
| 24 | He remembered their last jealous scene , all those years ago , in Paris , some time after her return from Poland , a journey she had always refused to talk about . |