Example sentences of "always [verb] the [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | A professional decorator told me years ago that when carrying out domestic painting , he always asked the lady of the house the shade she would like for the finished coat . |
| 2 | I have always resented the imposition of an alien culture , whether European or otherwise , on the indigenous inhabitants . |
| 3 | So with Amyas 's long , damp fingers pressed against her eyes , Jennifer was led stumbling into the passage , and on the way up to the house Sir Gregory tried to think how he was going to pacify his wife , who had never been able to forgive him for his infidelity and who had always resented the presence of his bastard 's daughter under her roof when she came to hear Mass . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've always resented the ideal of the frilly frock and girly giggle as the symbols of femininity — dungarees and big boots should not be considered any less female or feminine . |
| 5 | The position nevertheless remains that the possibility exists of parliamentary legislation inconsistent with the 1972 Act being preferred by an English court under the doctrine of implied repeal and , even if this possibility were removed , there would always remain the possibility of an express repeal , for notwithstanding this impressive accumulation of law and practice there is no shortage of political figures who insist that the sovereignty of the Parliament of the United Kingdom stands unimpaired , and plenty who are pledged to use that power to extract the United Kingdom from the coils of Europe in which they see it as enmeshed . |
| 6 | This technique , which requires extremely sophisticated methods of analysis , will always remain the province of the specialist . |
| 7 | While education has always formed the core of MAP 's work , the organisation challenges social structures which allow acute poverty and injustice to flourish , and encourages debate and action which will lead to changes in these structures . |
| 8 | In the early days , they simply challenged the notion of " excessive trade competition " and were not " prepared to admit that there has been much if any reduction in the price paid [ elsewhere ] for good bookwork , which has always formed the staple of the Edinburgh trade " . |
| 9 | These crops still provide the sustenance for animals and people , and hence , after settlements , the land use of the countryside is of most importance to the landscape historian : effective use of the land has always formed the basis of survival . |
| 10 | Why am I always given the responsibility of looking after the microphones , I 've done this for years well think about this brother here , he made cheese for years and he did n't like the job one bit , now is n't that strange , do you know why ? |
| 11 | He has always recognized the sweetness of an apple as a reason for choosing it , although a sinful one ; with the lapse of the standard which condemns it , it asserts itself as the only relevant consideration . |
| 12 | We have always recognized the danger of self-appointed visionaries . ’ |
| 13 | Armed with these he can always override the effect of the words he speaks . |
| 14 | The theoretical aims always concerned the analysis of ideology . |
| 15 | Hostel accommodation almost always involves the sharing of basic facilities such as bathrooms and kitchens . |
| 16 | ‘ I know he 'll be very angry with his mother — he 's always hated the thought of anyone being rough with his children . |
| 17 | Some countries now list only the less toxic pesticides , but official recommendations have not always stopped the marketing of more hazardous products . |
| 18 | And in the second half when we always make the bulk of our profits , we fought back and our second pre-tax er , er performance , exceeded by some five million er , that of nineteen ninety . |
| 19 | In Joan Halton 's attempt to be more whole , she needed to know more about her desire to come first , at least for part of the time , rather than always maintaining the veneer of premature maturity she had felt forced into adopting as a child . |
| 20 | On the other hand contemplatives are almost always enjoying the embrace of their Beloved . |
| 21 | ‘ I 've always disliked the idea of couples when they 're like Siamese twins , like it 's always ‘ Charlie and Kate' ’ , and it 's never one alone . |
| 22 | He had always enjoyed the company of intelligent women , and if they were pretty , then so much the better . |
| 23 | He added that the club had always enjoyed the atmosphere of the league , the depth of scoring allowing every participant to feel they have a role to play . |
| 24 | I pointed out that Christianity had always stressed the idea of faith history ( having got it from the Jews ) and that Jesus was believed to be the intervention of God in human history . |
| 25 | Puritanism , after all , had always stressed the significance of sexuality in cementing happy family life . |
| 26 | ‘ I have always stressed the importance of communicating in social work departments . |
| 27 | Rita has always stressed the importance of the piano as a coaching aid . |
| 28 | The fact that he lived with someone who slept by day , and the fact that his own life , centred around The Bar , was more or less nocturnal , made it seem quite normal to Boy to always consider the life of the city around him from the perspective of the night . |
| 29 | Unfortunately , our modern philosophy of art does not always recognise the dependence of art on this balance between tradition and change . |
| 30 | Thus , between them , the legal and interactionist conceptions illustrate the point that crime , however relativistically it is viewed , always incorporates the assumption of the naturalness of human motivation towards it . |