Example sentences of "always [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I have always depended on the kindness of strangers ’ , says Blanche DuBois in Streetcar . |
| 2 | Their way of life has always depended on the snow , the weather , the clouds and the human strength and frailties of their clients . |
| 3 | When these suffixes are attached to single-syllable stems , the stress is almost always placed on the stem . |
| 4 | My small table and chair were always placed on the dinner table near her left elbow , and Glumdalclitch stood near me , in case I needed her help . |
| 5 | As the stories are presented , the timeless Paradise is always placed at the beginning and the time-bound here-and-now at the end , though in some versions , as in Christianity , there is also a vision of an eschatological future when mankind , redeemed , will once again get back to the Paradisal beginning . |
| 6 | The Minimalist 's notion of site specificity was always limited to the room , the perfect white cube . |
| 7 | While the term essay may refer to a form of highly regarded literary style , the term composition is always limited to the classroom . |
| 8 | Advertising and public relations can try to improve or change the image of a client but this is always limited by the nature of how the reputation was built and earned in the first place and how the client will really act in the future . |
| 9 | ‘ Except for the dinner queue , the dinner nannies always push to the front . |
| 10 | It should be pointed out that they were nearly always pressed into the disc at the time of manufacture , not pasted on afterwards ; so the paper and inks had to be able to withstand high temperatures . |
| 11 | Always sit near the door , try to sit near the driver , guard or conductor , and make a mental note of where the emergency alarm is . |
| 12 | ‘ They always sit in the corner . |
| 13 | If the room is shared , a member of staff should always remain in the room until the body is removed and warn the other occupants so that they can decide whether to pay their respects or to stay away until the body is removed . |
| 14 | Further investigation reveals that each bacterium contained a chain of crystals of an iron compound , known as lodestone or magnetite , which always points towards the Earth 's magnetic poles . |
| 15 | A compass is really a magnetized needle which always points to the North . |
| 16 | The Dyaks of Borneo , for instance , have always referred to the orangutan as the " man of the forest " , treating him at least with the dignity accorded to neighbouring tribes , whereas the Europeans , on examining the first Tierra del Fuegans brought back to the West , could not decide whether to classify them as humans or animals . |
| 17 | It was no coincidence that Franco always referred to the exercise of political power as " el mando " — " command " . |
| 18 | ‘ We 've always referred to the diary as ‘ my grandfather 's log book ’ , ’ said Mr Heward , 65 , of Birchwood Road , Marton , Middlesbrough . |
| 19 | Strangely my mother always referred to the area between St. Paul 's Road and Gas Lane as ‘ the old Gaol ground ’ , no doubt copying her mother 's description for the area was developed for housing in 1870 . |
| 20 | By some optical illusion the vapour appears always to flow towards the observer ; as one moves around the cube the flow rotates to follow one , like the eyes of the Gioconda . |
| 21 | I was always fascinated by the effect of the sustain pedal — you know , the way you can run one note into another , something like a harp sound . |
| 22 | Sufficient time is not always given to the study of the basic principles and the proper spacing and placing of the movements . |
| 23 | The German co-producers were shocked when they found that the contract for Melancholia gave this right to the BFI , since in Germany final cut is almost always given to the director . |
| 24 | He always sits on the floor in front of me . |
| 25 | Iris always sits on the floor and I 've got into the habit . ’ |
| 26 | The features are the retrograde motion of the planets and the fact that , unlike the other planets , Mercury and Venus always remain in the proximity of the sun . |
| 27 | Maisie , in her turn , was always hanging around the school . |
| 28 | Officers are dependent upon their dischargers to do their job efficiently and must always think to the future when they may need the active co-operation of a polluter . |
| 29 | It is your turn to be the good guy who always wins in the end , but who must first dispatch a host of vicious villains . |
| 30 | And he always wins in the end . |