Example sentences of "always [be] [verb] for [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Perhaps Mr Paxman would at last achieve what we have always been waiting for him to do in one of his interviews : either fall fast asleep or choke to death on one of his own jokes .
2 Martha has always been admired for her brilliant elegance , the epitome of good taste .
3 Much more has always been claimed for it .
4 Music has always been written for a purpose , be it a wedding , a funeral or a birth , and people have always been paid for it .
5 Originally bred as a draught animal , its milk has always been known for its quality ( if not quantity ) and it can fairly be called a dual-purpose breed .
6 Stock cubes should always be checked for their salt and calcium content before they are used with brown rice , and sweetcorn should always be cooked without salt .
7 ‘ Above all else , he was a gentleman , someone with whom disagreements could be had on occasion , but who could always be respected for his firm views , honestly held and clearly put . ’
8 Slim Jim Baxter will always be cherished for his brilliant and belligerent performance against England at Wembley in 1967 .
9 Although Biarritz were destroyed by Toulon 's hungry , young tight five , the Centenary will always be remembered for what it was — Serge 's send-off .
10 Sister will always be remembered for her words , You must be cruel to be kind .
11 Boot will always be remembered for his share in our joint invention of the cavity magnetron which at an early stage produced pulses of radiation of many kilowatts at wavelengths of 9–10 centimetres .
12 Another who will always be remembered for his all round ability was " Punch " Burgess , who it was said had a trial for the county but could n't contain his impatience .
13 Gerald was always being chided for something or other : his wife had never entirely lost her Portuguese liking for matriarchal discipline , order and cleanliness — qualities that were not often found among the Husseys .
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