Example sentences of "and [was/were] always [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We had wonderful and devoted parents and were always sure of a safe , secure background and were aware that we children mattered more to them than anything else . |
| 2 | Besides their attendances at fires and competitions the Halling Brigade gave many exhibitions of their fire fighting skills , and were always prominent in local functions . |
| 3 | It was often a lower middle-class phenomenon , and was always fiercest in central and eastern Europe where the great mass of the population had little commitment to capitalist society or to the liberal values it generated . |
| 4 | I went to every Station dance and was always sure of having a partner — either J. or one of his pals . |
| 5 | He always had time for them , always listened and was always reasonable with them . |
| 6 | I sometimes did little unexpected kid things out of my tenderness for her , and was always glad to be the one to take up tea for her if she was unwell , and so on , or to help her with the housework when she was servantless . |
| 7 | She paid close attention to the teaching of her assistants , and was always solicitous about the welfare of her students , among whom she was affectionately known as ‘ The Raisin' . |
| 8 | Richard himself spent money on fortifying Poli and was always ready with subsidies to support friends and allies . |
| 9 | ‘ But it says here it started and was always strongest in the city of Antwerp . |
| 10 | She liked John ; he had a sunny disposition and was always fun to be with . |
| 11 | That occasionally it ran away with him was a simple misfortune , and was always distasteful in retrospect . |