Example sentences of "be always [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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31 Rather subversion and containment are always in play , each an intrinsic dimension of social process and in a dynamic interrelationship which their binary conception misconstrues .
32 ‘ Your good intentions do you credit , Victor — and yet you are always in flight ! ’
33 LeCoz noted that ‘ museums everywhere , even one as well known as the Orsay , are always in need of financing for their projects . ’
34 This need not be an onerous task — but local groups are always in need of volunteers , whether to raise funds , clear ditches , plant trees , give lectures , act as treasurer or serve on the committee , deliver newsletters , type — or simply make the tea !
35 We are always in touch with the private homes .
36 Equations are always in balance .
37 If you do take a wheelchair out with you , never forget the support cushion for the seat , and make sure the footplates are always in place .
38 Book early , the best photographers are always in demand .
39 Estate cars capable of carrying seven or even eight people are always in demand second-hand — especially Volvos .
40 Changed issues do not necessarily throw organizations into an anxious state of transition ; if they are any good , they are always in transition .
41 Many members of the oligarchy , particularly the military , have powerful financial interests in gambling and prostitution , but on the other hand , prostitutes are always in danger of finding themselves outside the margin of the law .
42 Remember that you are always in control , and if there is anything which makes you at all anxious , all you have to do is open your eyes and it is all over .
43 The listeners are always in control because their counterparts will run out of things to say given time .
44 I am always at risk in the things I do for the Motherland , but idiots create the kind of additional risks one can not always allow for . ’
45 ‘ As I 'm always on time for my breakfast show , I consider I 'm entitled to be late for everything else . ’
46 I 'm always with pain in the body .
47 ‘ I 'm always in search of a bargain , sonny — for the people , you understand , ’ he added after yet another of those pauses that suggested it might have been an after-thought .
48 The rows were always over money and housework : " He 'd just go berserk till two or three in the morning , bawling and shouting , and I 'd just try to sit and hold his legs .
49 The Seasiders , boosted by the inclusion of leading scorer Tommy Mooney were always on top and showed sharp finishing .
50 Despite having the smaller pack , they were always on top in the scrums and scored two pushover tries , both touched down by McGrath .
51 Morality was for the laity , whose life was dominated by the battle against mortal sin , and who therefore lived under the threat of hell and were always at risk .
52 Most families , especially the young and old , were always at risk from hypothermia in the winter .
53 but erm he was on about certain aspects that he picked up from her , but having been in gypsy caravans round here , as when they were on Line Brook you see we were always at Line Brook for one reason or another
54 Lady Grubb 's invitations to them were always by letter , and led to a file of correspondence because she enjoyed making microscopic changes of plan .
55 The things she said were always in disagreement , with the teacher or another member of the class , and cost her so much , in terms of physical anguish , that they carried great conviction .
56 She looked at Mrs Gotobed 's claw-like , ringed fingers holding her delicate cup , and thought of Auntie Lou 's little red hands that were always in water , washing dishes or scrubbing floors or peeling potatoes .
57 Perhaps they were bored too , but whatever the reason the Met girls were always in trouble for one reason or another .
58 Simon and I were always in trouble because of the garden .
59 So we were always in trouble for appearing w We got dirty shoes you see ?
60 Petrol was so strictly rationed in wartime that bikes were always in demand .
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