Example sentences of "always [verb] for [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because the laws of war derive to a large extent from standards which have developed within states , and because they have always depended for their enforcement largely on national legal systems , court decisions have been a very important source of the laws of war . |
| 2 | Dyarchy had always depended for its successful working on the exercise of tactful influence by the British governor and his officials , who had their reputations invested in preventing the resignations of their Indian colleagues ; but Irwin 's formulation took the controlling role allotted to influence much further . |
| 3 | Then , out of his overcoat pocket he produced a safety razor-blade , with which he sharpened the pencil he always used for his often indecipherable , cramped little scribbles — a sign , a psychiatrist later told me , of someone wanting to attract as little attention as possible , as in the case of Robert Walser . |
| 4 | Whereas a woman who dies before her husband is considered to have made a good death and her body is decked in a married woman 's finery , one who survives her husband is somehow always blamed for his death and must never put on finery again as a penance . |
| 5 | When a smoker dies of lung cancer , the poor victim is almost always blamed for his or her own death . |
| 6 | lie is straight , honest and fair , always pushing for his people . |
| 7 | In natural selection , genes are always selected for their capacity to flourish in the environment in which they find themselves . |
| 8 | She always paid for their meals during rehearsals and they would troop off to the Express Dairy cafeteria opposite . |
| 9 | Nobody makes me pay for it , I always pay for my drinks . |
| 10 | ‘ Natasha started dancing at three and she 's always longed for her lessons . |
| 11 | Always known for their use of innovative fabrics , the pair are now concentrating on marrying active sportswear ideas to formal shapes . |
| 12 | Brozie Herrington was always known for his homemade sweets , and among the older generation " Brozies Homemade " were well known . |
| 13 | From this period onwards she adopted a distinctive dress and was always remembered for her lace mantilla , her plain sandals , and her austerely simple clothes . |
| 14 | Another agreed : ‘ I found that when the canvassers come to the door , and this is true of all parties I think , on the whole they feel embarrassed if a disabled person goes to the door and they always ask for my husband . ’ |
| 15 | I always play for my country when I have a chance , ’ Ballesteros , who last played for Spain in the World Cup in 1977 , added . |
| 16 | SUPERSTAR Cher always pays for her purchases with cash … because she ca n't write cheques . |
| 17 | Their mother seemed to rally as she always did for her children but no matter how she tried to conceal it , it was clear to all of them that she was near the end of her strength . |
| 18 | Babs was telling the Lost Boys a story of how mothers always waited for their children to return : |
| 19 | ‘ Flora always paid for her own drinks . ’ |