Example sentences of "always [vb -s] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should also be noted that loose feeding by hand or throwing device almost always involves a certain degree of ‘ spread ’ . |
| 2 | Innovation almost always involves a prolonged battle amongst numerous people and requires tremendous stamina and confidence on the part of a champion ( Schon , 1963 ; Servo , 1988 ) . |
| 3 | Britain 's ‘ first past the post ’ system ( FPTP ) nearly always produces a single-party government with an overall , and solid , Commons majority . |
| 4 | A function often carries out a number of actions , but it always produces a single result . |
| 5 | In addition , deictic locations always have to be specified with respect to the location of a participant at coding time , i.e. place deixis always incorporates a covert time deixis element , while the converse is not true . |
| 6 | For him , political action always has a moral purpose . |
| 7 | Routine soundcheck-hotel-gig-hotel-travel-hotel always has a dulling effect on performance . |
| 8 | The , it consists of two strands which are made of sugar phosphates and which spiral round each other , and the strands are linked together like , like the , the rungs of a ladder by bases , and there are four bases , and and always pairs up with and er and always pairs up with so that the pattern of bases on one of these sugar phosphate strands always has a corresponding pattern on the other . |
| 9 | The written word always has a special sanctity and more so if it is from a contemporary source , but it needs to be examined with the same ruthless and objective scrutiny as given to the archaeological evidence . |
| 10 | It is slightly creamier than Wensleydale , but is also lightly pressed so it always has a soft texture . |
| 11 | ‘ Second night at sea , the captain always holds a formal reception . |
| 12 | Do n't forget that anything laid in sand always needs a solid edging . |
| 13 | THE air around us always contains a certain amount of moisture — a lot on a humid summer 's day , less on a clear winter one . |
| 14 | Since patronising behaviour always contains a curious element of innocence , Boswell was inflated with pride , ‘ elated by the thought of having been able to entice such a man to this remote part of the world ’ , and his tongue , thus loosened , flicked out a memorable simile of himself . |
| 15 | ‘ I have , but it 's a fascinating place and always casts a fresh spell over me , though this trip the island wo n't be the only thing to enchant me . ’ |
| 16 | But he is easy to find , for he always wears a blue suit . ’ |
| 17 | Am I supposed to be flattered by the fact that you think I resemble a small magical creature , who , as far as my childhood recollections goes , always wears a stupid hat and has pointed ears ? ’ |
| 18 | I know , oh yes it always grows a dark bit . |
| 19 | Therefore , at the planning stage , there always exists a considerable uncertainty about many aspects of the future process ( or system behaviour ) . |
| 20 | It follows that whenever a large system is about to be built there always exists a considerable uncertainty about many aspects of its required behaviour , the interaction with its environment , its constituent components and their interrelationships . |
| 21 | Bernie Ecclestone , however , feels guardedly optimistic , ‘ It always takes a long time to get an F1 race up and running in the US , ’ he said . |
| 22 | He was however er reasonably clear as to the speed at which local authorities tend to deal with these matters , he said that it always takes a long time and getting any answer out of the local authority might well take somewhere between six months and up to two years , he thought that perhaps eighteen months was a reasonable guess before he would actually manage to get somebody if Paul were to move as er , it maybe well occur to here or a different local authority then of course the application would just go back to square one and that would lead to more delay . |
| 23 | Well it 's always takes a long time . |
| 24 | Brook ruled this out : ‘ I do not , however , favour this suggestion — we could not adopt it without undertaking a review of the Cabinet Committee organisation and that always takes a substantial time , as so many Ministers and others have to be consulted . |
| 25 | The dominant cat always keeps a fixed stare directed towards its rival . |
| 26 | The platypus always seems a Lear-like creature ; and the creator of that splendid rhyme |
| 27 | A storm always seems a strange thing in a great city , where there are so many immoveables . |
| 28 | Formulas of this kind can only be the starting point in a process which always demands a sophisticated approach . |
| 29 | The bit where the singing host reaches for the mike and does an ‘ impromptu ’ duet with his or her guest always merits a quick lurch for the off button . |
| 30 | The use of such demonstratives always implies a dual processing effort on the part of the addressee . |