Example sentences of "it always [vb past] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This trade was hardly predictable , relying as it did on the uncertain movements of the pelagic fish shoals , but it always attracted large fleets of foreign vessels , mainly those of the Eastern Block states . |
| 2 | But it always seemed better once I had got the anger out of my system . " |
| 3 | It always seemed miraculous that the Maggot could fit himself into a small aircraft , for John Maggovertski was a huge man : six foot five and well over two hundred pounds , and none of those pounds was fat . |
| 4 | I quickened my step to reach the quieter part of the hall , where it always seemed darker . |
| 5 | I had witnessed Sam emptying that box many times , and it always contained several pounds , a fortune in those days . |
| 6 | The Marxist definition of class in terms of private ownership of the means of production used to work well for most First World societies , but it always left much to be desired in the analysis of the Second and Third Worlds where the larger part of the means of production are owned and controlled not by private capitalists but by state or parastatal enterprises . |
| 7 | It always took some time after her departure to get back into the old routine again … into the old pleasant routine . |
| 8 | It always took some while for the Thing to wake up . |
| 9 | It always looked immaculate after his cleaning lady had been in . |
| 10 | His harsh manner was at odds with his appearance — sleek black hair lay in gentle waves , and even when he was n't running his hands through it it always looked windblown like now , making him seem casual and relaxed . |
| 11 | It always looked better from a distance , and by the 1960s it was a tatty , faded and unkempt relic of another age — impractical as an exhibition centre compared to functional establishments like Wembley or Earl 's Court , unappealing to any hippy entrepreneur or maverick Recreations Department dreamer who might have visualised some cultural cathedral or fun palace . |
| 12 | It always went one of two ways . |
| 13 | It always had one bar . |
| 14 | Finally , in a recent conversation , Anna Freud confirmed that it always remained one of her father 's favourite works and that he never doubted the correctness of its conclusions . |