Example sentences of "always [vb past] [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She dreaded the inspector coming because he always asked a lot of questions , and told her how lucky she was that she would soon be able to go to a big place in London where there were lots of other girls and boys . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | He always checked the mechanism before firing because the Ruger/MAC Mark I was now vintage and occasionally liable to jam . |
| 4 | To begin with the obvious , there is no record that he forced a woman to bed against her will — none ; there is no rumble of the stain of real deceit — it seems he always made the rules of the arrangement clear . |
| 5 | We always expected an appeal to An Bord Pleanala and we are well prepared for it ’ . |
| 6 | But being a rebel at heart he always modelled the battleships on the Potemkin , and in the corner of every panel he painted a little red devil with a pitchfork and a knowing grin . |
| 7 | The theoretical aims always concerned the analysis of ideology . |
| 8 | Rudeness to Clarissa always got a reaction from Charles . |
| 9 | ‘ Always got an A in music , ’ he replied , still contemplating the portrait . |
| 10 | True scientific investigation always revealed the workings of divine law , and the medical profession needed to be kept under constant surveillance , because their narrow commitment to materialistic principles overlooked moral considerations . |
| 11 | It always kindled a glow of security and peace when he called her that , however casually . |
| 12 | I always found the idea of people who were very hard to please , including journalists who were very critical — I always found they were almost always right when they found something praiseworthy . |
| 13 | Rock was a roly-poly detective who looked like a no-hoper but who always outwitted the opposition with sly brilliance . |
| 14 | She always visited the dairy during afternoon milking . |
| 15 | He teased me about the way in which I always created a background for these exhibitions , isolating them from their surroundings , by arranging a roll of six feet high gray or white corrugated card in columns and bays . |
| 16 | She always pronounced the ends of her words , particularly those ending in ‘ g ’ . |
| 17 | She always condemned the use of force against religious Nonconformists , and prayed that the Presbyterians and Independents would never be in a position to impose their own brands of orthodoxy . |
| 18 | If this was inconvenient , Richard did not say so , although to be called to the telephone , or wanted on the telephone , as Richard put it , always seemed a kind of reproach in itself . |
| 19 | But she always dropped the thought as frivolous speculation . |
| 20 | Edward III always recognised the importance of noble support in his wars , and , both in his reign and in that of his grandson , Richard II who succeeded him in 1377 , the nobility led from the front . |
| 21 | But Bernard always believed the lack of cash to be merely temporary . |
| 22 | At any rate , Joe would be pleased ; he always relished a bit of publicity for his authors . |
| 23 | If you made a Day of the Dead cake at home you always hid a coin in it , and the person who found it was supposed to live for ever . |
| 24 | That 's true and , indeed , it was tribute to Mario that though , like all drivers , he always adjusted the world about him to his own advantage , he also got along supremely well within any team . |
| 25 | The sense of injustice created by such a system would inevitably work against its deterrent effectiveness ( Beccaria always acknowledged the importance of consent in producing compliance ; it is difficult to imagine how his version of the social contract would have allowed such a system to operate ) . |
| 26 | Jennifer already knew that such a meeting nearly always heralded the arrival of a secret visitor — usually a priest . |
| 27 | He always paid the rent on time , but he was late for December . |
| 28 | He always began a portrait with the eyes . |
| 29 | It was also a great relief to recognize Dr Lloyd , who Mrs Reed called in for her servants ( she always called a specialist for herself and the children ) . |
| 30 | She always needed a sleep after therapy . |