Example sentences of "she always [vb past] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No matter how hard she tried to make the most of herself Sally had always been aware that she could not hope to rival Paula and the knowledge had damaged her self-confidence so that she always lived with the feeling that people on meeting her for the first time would exclaim behind after back : ‘ Paula 's sister ? |
| 2 | As she cycled up to the ornate porch she always thought of chivalrous knights attending maidens dressed in high , pointed hats and long sweeping gowns . |
| 3 | She always thought of herself . |
| 4 | And she was careful not to be found out ; her recklessness , she says was only apparent : she always thought of Anna . |
| 5 | And erm she always thought of her husband as daddy . |
| 6 | Lady Selvedge then rose and made her little speech — the one she always made on these occasions , for the ‘ cause ’ , whether Church , Conservative Party or District Nursing Association , was always a good one and it was safe to urge her hearers to spend just a little more than they thought they could afford , however relative the amount might be . |
| 7 | Satisfied with the merest hint of make-up she had used on her heart-shaped face , she emptied out the small jewellery sachet she always took with her on her travels . |
| 8 | Nevertheless , visiting the Company was an important occasion in Mary O'Dell 's calendar ; when her husband was the landlord , she always fussed over him beforehand , ironing his best shirt , starching the collar , sponging his blue serge suit and tucking a clean handkerchief into his top pocket . |
| 9 | In 1937 she also did another season of variety , for which she always insisted on having her material specially written . |
| 10 | She always insisted on the active and determining role of the child , rejecting absolutely any analogy between the growth of a child and the growth of plants because of the power of the gardener to prune a plant . |
| 11 | But she always insisted on taking her turn when hounds moved on to the most unlikely draw of the day . |
| 12 | She always insisted on doing it herself and that made it easy for you . |
| 13 | She always felt at home here . |
| 14 | Sybille , who witnessed Laura 's behaviour with journalists , believed she always felt under attack by the English press . |
| 15 | She hesitated , torn between the unaccountable shyness she always felt in Louise 's presence and the overwhelming desire to be in on whatever it was they were giggling about , even if she was only a barely tolerated spectator . |
| 16 | She managed to conceal the physical revulsion she always felt from close contact with this man . |
| 17 | She always felt like that when she spied on him which she did quite often , watching him through a gap in the hedge , or from the roof of the boathouse . |
| 18 | She always paused for rather too long before answering a question or responding to a remark for she feared that if she answered hastily she would say something unseemly . |
| 19 | When her mother answered , she said the stupid thing she always said to those who were supposed to be close to her , ‘ It 's me . ’ |
| 20 | There must have been something specially feline about that particular note , because Gautier carried out experiments to see if he could fool the cat , but she always responded with her critical paw precisely when the note reached high A. |
| 21 | Dad Reg said last night : ‘ She always dreamed of going there . ’ |
| 22 | She had thin , brittle , permed hair , and , under the blue and white checked overall she always wore for work , her legs were stringy and knotted with varicose veins . |
| 23 | Yvonne could n't find the fish brooch that she always wore for funerals . |
| 24 | Harriet pushed back the cuff of her ski jacket and glanced at her watch — the clear faced leather-strapped Patek Philippe man 's watch that she always wore in preference to the elegant Cartier her father had given her , unless of course circumstances forced her into an evening gown . |
| 25 | Yet she always came to his rescue when he was in difficulties . ’ |
| 26 | We knew she would n't go near the road because she was so frightened of people and movement that she always stuck to the security and space of the golf course . |
| 27 | Finally she made her choice and gave the reasons for it with the confidence she always brought to her work . |
| 28 | I asked her if she always painted with such alacrity and her answer came as something of a relief , ‘ I like to enjoy painting , so ofttimes I paint much more slowly , it 's like eating , you do n't want to rush through a great meal ’ . |
| 29 | She raced around the driveway on her blue tricycle , took her dolls for walks in her pram — she always asked for a new one as a birthday present — and helped to dress her smaller brother . |
| 30 | If she ever saw her , she thought worriedly ; she always seemed to be rushing off somewhere — and then she jumped when someone tapped on the door . |