Example sentences of "always [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed the ladies always avoided the business trams if they possibly could . |
| 2 | A professional decorator told me years ago that when carrying out domestic painting , he always asked the lady of the house the shade she would like for the finished coat . |
| 3 | When they returned on Thursday evening , I always asked the Earl if he had seen his grandchildren , William and Harry . |
| 4 | In R v Birmingham Juvenile Court , ex pG [ 1988 ] 3 All ER 726 , a case decided under the old law , it was held that a local authority should always consult the guardian ad litem before applying for leave to withdraw an application . |
| 5 | ‘ She always upsets the table . ’ |
| 6 | Much of its strength can be attributed to the vigorous support of the church , which has always placed the family at the centre of Christian living . |
| 7 | Such boardroom pique may not be unique to Hollywood , though it is characteristic of the shenanigans that have always plagued the entertainment industry . |
| 8 | I have always resented the imposition of an alien culture , whether European or otherwise , on the indigenous inhabitants . |
| 9 | So with Amyas 's long , damp fingers pressed against her eyes , Jennifer was led stumbling into the passage , and on the way up to the house Sir Gregory tried to think how he was going to pacify his wife , who had never been able to forgive him for his infidelity and who had always resented the presence of his bastard 's daughter under her roof when she came to hear Mass . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've always resented the ideal of the frilly frock and girly giggle as the symbols of femininity — dungarees and big boots should not be considered any less female or feminine . |
| 11 | He had always resented the amount his son ate . |
| 12 | The teacher should always notify the record office in advance and check that there is suitable material for a particular topic . |
| 13 | Originally these powers were largely advisory , although it could always sack the Commission and throw out the annual budget by a two-thirds majority of all its members . |
| 14 | Since Inspect does not distinguish between old and new mail , you will find this considerably less irritating if you always delete the mail messages after you have read them . |
| 15 | He says that a good doctor should always make the patient feel comfortable about examinations , but patients should also make sure that another person is on hand . |
| 16 | Looking back over the years at the relative strengths of Japan versus the US in the semiconductor industry — a polarisation that will always make the news in Japan — during the 1970s , the US had an advantage , Grove said , which faded in the 1980s when Japanese manufacturing disciplines , just-in-time and its clearly superior semiconductor manufacturing equipment led to the Japanese gaining the upper hand , particularly in memory chips . |
| 17 | Be guided by the cooking time on the packet and always taste the pasta yourself to check that it is not overcooked . |
| 18 | It is important always to slide the glass , never lift it off the block . |
| 19 | He always checked the mechanism before firing because the Ruger/MAC Mark I was now vintage and occasionally liable to jam . |
| 20 | As she shook hands with the congregation afterwards an old Salvationist thanked her and instructed , " Always preach the blood Eva " . |
| 21 | The position nevertheless remains that the possibility exists of parliamentary legislation inconsistent with the 1972 Act being preferred by an English court under the doctrine of implied repeal and , even if this possibility were removed , there would always remain the possibility of an express repeal , for notwithstanding this impressive accumulation of law and practice there is no shortage of political figures who insist that the sovereignty of the Parliament of the United Kingdom stands unimpaired , and plenty who are pledged to use that power to extract the United Kingdom from the coils of Europe in which they see it as enmeshed . |
| 22 | This technique , which requires extremely sophisticated methods of analysis , will always remain the province of the specialist . |
| 23 | Perhaps she was a bit like that as a child , Dexter sometimes wondered , always eating the pastry round the outside of a tart before she gobbled up the fruit-crammed centre . |
| 24 | While education has always formed the core of MAP 's work , the organisation challenges social structures which allow acute poverty and injustice to flourish , and encourages debate and action which will lead to changes in these structures . |
| 25 | In the early days , they simply challenged the notion of " excessive trade competition " and were not " prepared to admit that there has been much if any reduction in the price paid [ elsewhere ] for good bookwork , which has always formed the staple of the Edinburgh trade " . |
| 26 | These crops still provide the sustenance for animals and people , and hence , after settlements , the land use of the countryside is of most importance to the landscape historian : effective use of the land has always formed the basis of survival . |
| 27 | In the same way , we can point to every single course _there have been people who are highly qualified , excellent youngsters — and that is where I fear that the universities are not always given the opportunity to get these talented children in the numbers that I think they deserve . |
| 28 | Why am I always given the responsibility of looking after the microphones , I 've done this for years well think about this brother here , he made cheese for years and he did n't like the job one bit , now is n't that strange , do you know why ? |
| 29 | Consciously accumulated record has always given the historian evidence of enormous value ; inscriptions are an example . |
| 30 | To charges that this is too much of a good thing , the BBC say they have always given the World Championship around 70 hours and the audience figures remain high . |