Example sentences of "always [vb past] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She always made a new mistake instead . |
| 2 | She always made a new mistake instead . |
| 3 | She always made a great splashing . |
| 4 | In the office we shall remember our as the hard working , level headed lady who always made a good job of the task in hand . |
| 5 | I think they always made a special effort at Christmas . |
| 6 | By now he was used to spending longer and longer periods alone , yet in that moment when she walked away he always experienced a brief sense of loss that made him want to rush after her and beg her not to go . |
| 7 | ‘ I always got a great service from Andy at Wigan . |
| 8 | Gill says she always got a different hairstyle . |
| 9 | Cooney always seemed a reluctant fighter , a man more pushed into the business by parental desire and promoters who saw the advantage of his size — 6ft 7in — rather than his personal predicament . |
| 10 | Cooney always seemed a reluctant fighter , a man more pushed into the business by parental desire and promoters who saw the advantage of his size — 6ft 7in — rather than his personal predicament . |
| 11 | And journeys always played a central role in his imagination . |
| 12 | You refer to her stately homes , which she cared for deeply , but more importantly round these homes she knew by name a huge number of tenants , workers and friends who always received a warm and cheerful word , and many enjoyed great generosity from her and her husband . |
| 13 | He always adopted a practical attitude in such affairs and , as Pound remarked after one of their conversations , " There is always a core of solid sense in Mr Eliot 's talk " . |
| 14 | Apparently he always reckoned a pretty girl with a lovely smile was more important than any other quality ; so the teeth had to be good . |
| 15 | ‘ He always showed a good sense of fun and took a good deal of ribbing from the crew with the utmost charm and good humour , ’ said Morgan . |
| 16 | In five independent cotransfections with TAP1 and TAP2 we always obtained a substantial fraction of cells expressing high levels of HLA class I , similar to the example shown here . |
| 17 | Her cousin always coaxed a lighter side of her to the surface . |
| 18 | And while she always spent a great deal of time and money on their Christmas presents , they only ever sent her a packet of scented drawer liners or a box of soap . |
| 19 | This ‘ return to the sources ’ discovers either that such primitive celebrations are entirely divorced from modern sexuality , or that they always concealed a deathly horror . |
| 20 | Thomas Hardy always included a stamped , addressed envelope with his contributions . |
| 21 | Because he always recorded a basic part and then overdubbed lead parts and solos on the earlier Floyd material , I would play the basic part and David would be free to play over my part . |
| 22 | It is quite incredible what has happened in my life — the help that has just seemed to come , the opportunities that have arisen , doors that have opened in all directions and , if occasionally one closed , it did n't matter because it always meant a better one would open later . |
| 23 | She kept a cow , and although there was only water from a well ‘ up top of the garden ’ , this was another spotless house : ‘ she always kept a nice white cloth down over her stair matting , washed and ironed each week . |
| 24 | It was as if he were a sheet of paper torn into many little pieces which she felt she had to cover entirely with her hand , but could not , however hard she tried , because the wind always blew a few of the pieces from between her fingers or from the edge of her palm . |
| 25 | ‘ When I sang Morgen , I always felt a particular sort of mingled tenderness and passion . |
| 26 | I always felt a gorgeous relief at the moment of the first stirring . |
| 27 | I loved him very much indeed and always felt a special rapport with him . |
| 28 | One of Britain 's first professional women geologists and a noted pioneer among late nineteenth-century women educationists , Catherine Raisin always took a keen interest in all aspects of women 's advancement . |
| 29 | Despite these I always took a last look at the course on the first day of the tournament . |
| 30 | But overlaying the gentle wisdom there always lay a thin patina of bitterness . |