Example sentences of "always [verb] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Too heavy And then there 's Vera and Jack Duckworth their barmy battles always make for a Punch and Judy-styled double act . |
| 2 | Besides , she had always hankered for a job in uniform . |
| 3 | You know Matilda is always looking for a reason to punish you . ’ |
| 4 | Moreover , disc junkies are said to spend hours happily bending over and going through the layers of CDs , are always hunting for a bargain and collectable item , and seldom believe in paying the full listed price . |
| 5 | But you may think me merely biased if I say that my own father could in many ways be considered to rank with such men , and that his career is the one I have always scrutinized for a definition of ‘ dignity ’ . |
| 6 | In reading a statute , always look for a definition section , assigning special meanings to some of the words in the statute . |
| 7 | You have to always look for a parking space in |
| 8 | This is the nature of sciences and pseudo-sciences , always striving for a set of rules and final solutions . |
| 9 | But the truth is that Mellor was always riding for a fall . |
| 10 | In trusts , however , it has been widely maintained that intention always counted for a lot more than words . |
| 11 | Always ask for a slice cut freshly from the salame and do not expect to get the true flavour from a pre-cut chunk on a plate . |
| 12 | Some always go for a drink at the pub with their friends on Friday nights , some always go to Bingo on Thursday nights , and so on . |
| 13 | Margaret always hoped for a career in University . |
| 14 | Nor were the Russians always spoiling for a fight . |
| 15 | He always went for a type — dark-haired , dark-eyed endomorphs — and when chatting up his quarry , his voice would change from baritone to bass baritone without realising . |
| 16 | He always went for a walk about this hour . |
| 17 | This is Come 's style : why have a drama when you can always settle for a crisis ? |