Example sentences of "but always [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He named it Stegman ( a steg is a male goose ) and it spent most of the summer on the reservoir but always wintered at West Birk Hatt . |
| 2 | Now one of the criticisms that I 've had er from the people who prefer to be nameless but always come to me afterwards and say oh it was a waste of time coming . |
| 3 | He may well ask for space for himself , but always space in relation to another . |
| 4 | John wanted the light misty at first , then becoming brighter , but always radiating from a focal point at the back of the stage ; Primavera arising from the floor in white must make a ‘ most phallic ’ effect . |
| 5 | He had dozed off in the first act , but always does after luncheon wherever he is , he explained . |
| 6 | By the 1880s the Longhorn was almost extinct but always regarded with a certain fondness as a quaint and essentially useful animal which appealed to cattle-lovers in spite of its commercial faults . |
| 7 | Intensely shy but always wanting to be good , she went round the ‘ table ’ , kissing each one of us and hoping for a hug in return . |
| 8 | Blanche listened patiently , like the elder sister Dexter had never had but always wished for . |
| 9 | Maybe getting the corporate equivalent of a little slap on the wrist , but always followed by a handshake and praise for my lateral thinking . |
| 10 | They were never essential but always worn on the back of the head . |
| 11 | They also tend to ‘ use up ’ remedies quickly which may need repeating several times an hour at first but always according to the changes in the symptom picture . |
| 12 | They were hollowed-out places , but always came to a dead end . ’ |
| 13 | Medical or other expert reports that have been disclosed to the other side should not go in Sched 1 , Pt1 , of the list , even if they have already been disclosed to the other side , but always go in Pt2 , otherwise one will lose the right to claim privilege for such reports . |
| 14 | The easy course , in fact , in a life of ‘ self-sufficiency ’ is to drift from day to day , working hard but always responding to circumstances ; on a subsistence holding like ours , there is always somewhere to be weeded ; something to be mended or maintained . |
| 15 | The depôt was located on the north side of Westmead Road , just short of the Carshalton/Sutton boundary , but always known as Sutton depôt . |
| 16 | ‘ There were three of us in here , ’ said Porter slowly , his gaze flicking from one visitor to the other , but always returning to Anne Hopper . |
| 17 | She said that until England returned to the Old Faith , her people would never be happy but always divided against themselves , always backbiting and fighting with one another . |
| 18 | Her hair never looked unkempt , but always shone as if newly brushed and was usually tied in a pony-tail with well-ironed blue or pink ribbon . |
| 19 | Is life the countervailing force , now pitiably weak but always improving from its lowly origins , which may lead eventually to a future beyond even the imagination of men like Boltzmann ? |
| 20 | was taken out of his chair of majestie , having upon him an upper robe adorned with precious stones of all sorts , orient pearls of great quantitie , but always augmented in riches . |
| 21 | The nearest we get is Helen Thomas 's introduction to the 1932 edition of The South Country about the life he had chosen , oft en suffering ‘ despair and humiliation ’ , but always finding in the country ‘ the comfort he so passionately sought ’ . |
| 22 | Rather , they should be seen as establishing ‘ influences ’ pulling in particular directions ( in contexts where , for particular individuals , there are many other influences ) , sometimes supportive , sometimes contradictory , but always open to some degree of individually idiosyncratic interpretation . |
| 23 | The former chairman of the Independent Appeals Tribunal said to me recently ‘ I wonder why it is that no benefit starts from the premises ‘ What can we do to help ? ’ but always seems to be ‘ How can we stop the bastards getting away with it ? ' ’ — coarse , but true ! |
| 24 | You can exercise your artistic abilities in the arrangement of the rockwork , but always bear in mind your fish 's needs . |
| 25 | He lived chancily , moved into many crises , both business and legal , but always emerged from the other side safely — and usually richer , more powerful . |
| 26 | In both of these jobs she proved to very hard-working and reliable , well able to function on her own but always working as a member of a team . |
| 27 | Chubb does not apologise for the material he uses but always performs with the warning : ‘ If easily offended , please stay away ! ’ |
| 28 | There are a lot of choices , but always check on an unfamiliar fish before buying it , to make sure it will fit in with your setup . |
| 29 | But always work on the proviso that you will stop if the are repeated . |
| 30 | Behaviour is never culturally neutral , but always embedded within a shared set of meanings . |