Example sentences of "always [was/were] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You always were a lady , were n't you . |
| 2 | ‘ She always was a bit doolally , ’ Mary Ann said , smiling . |
| 3 | ‘ Mind you , he always was a bit unpredictable , ’ he murmured . |
| 4 | He always was a bit sentimental , always the sensitive one , the bright one ; until his nasty experience everybody was sure he would go far . |
| 5 | They both laughed and her mother said , ‘ Yes , Irene always was a bit formidable . |
| 6 | She always was a bit ‘ igh and mighty for the likes of us , but I did ‘ ear mention that Kitty had been to see her at London University . ’ |
| 7 | There always was a pub here but it has been transformed . |
| 8 | It always was a chapel , of course , in the days of the Carterons and the Applebys . ’ |
| 9 | It always was a surprise , the pure majesty of the scene approaching the Alps , more especially in moonlight ; it seemed odd to me , whilst devouring this special panorama that in a short time we would be raining all the horrors of war down on people not seriously willing to fight . |
| 10 | It always was a pipe-dream . |
| 11 | " Well , I always was a gossip , always will be , it 's in my nature , One has to come to terms with one 's little weaknesses , " she said tolerantly , as if speaking of someone else 's . |
| 12 | ‘ Pretty stupid of me , I suppose , ’ he replied , ‘ but then I always was a sucker for a sob story . ’ |
| 13 | But he was teasing , so instead she said lightly , ‘ I always was a sucker for a good fairy tale . ’ |
| 14 | He always was a game old dog . |