Example sentences of "always at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We had to , of course , make a one million pound reduction following the S S A the final S S A announcement which Heseltine made about three weeks ago , but we were always at the capping limit , and I think |
| 2 | From the time of that first evolutionary change , and onwards through the whole of the Second Period , that is , from the start of life to the dawn of civilisation , millions of evolutionary events took place which from the very beginning were moving towards the creation of an ever more sensitive , complex and capable physical being , and this being , ultimately to become man , was always at the head of the process no matter what had gone before . |
| 3 | She tried to ignore the feeling , as well as the insistent whispering voices that seemed to be always at the edge of her hearing . |
| 4 | Shearer demonstrating just why he is the most complete striker in the game today , was always at the heart of Blackburn 's best moves , and in the 55th minute he instigated an attack which culminated in Mike Hooper pulling off a desperate save to keep out a Gordon Cowans drive . |
| 5 | To logic , clarity , taste and finesse ( always at the heart of all truly great French artistry ) he added a wild recreative passion and energy . |
| 6 | Closet federal Europeans earlier maintained that the EC was merely a gigantic free trade area ; now they boldly affirm that political and monetary union were always at the heart of the treaty of Rome . |
| 7 | Chip slept in a chair in the kitchen and was always at the door to greet me when I got up in the morning . |
| 8 | Now , as always at the beginning of the rainy season , dense black clouds began to roll in over the Residency from the direction of the river , advancing slowly , not more than a few feet above the ground and masking completely whatever lay in their path . |
| 9 | The earth curved up and around me wherever I went , as if I were at the bottom of a dish , and no matter how far I travelled I could get no nearer the rim — like a spaceman hurtling , as he thinks , towards the edge of the universe , only to find it unfolding before him and closing in behind , so that he is always at the centre . |
| 10 | Her mother was the one who was always at the centre of any gathering , it was her attention , never Peony 's they wanted . |
| 11 | Because the best conkers are always at the top of the tree . |
| 12 | Modules produced by Frank , if protected by password , can only be accessed by Frank himself and the LIFESPAN manager ( who is always at the top of all user hierarchies ) . |
| 13 | Defence is n't always at the top of the political agenda and in periods of long time peace as we have now enjoyed , people tend to forget the dangers are still genuine and still there . |
| 14 | You say they 're always at the top . |
| 15 | Prestel is accessed through ordinary phone lines , always at the cost of a local call . |
| 16 | It is always at the mercy of the people who design and use it . |
| 17 | But er I would warn you about er er accounts which obviously tie your money for a lot longer than maybe six months or a year because you 're always at the mercy of the er of the er building society then if their rates turn down or if you want access , you 've got penalties , and I think if , there 's no point in chasing interest rates through building societies generally , because if you take an average over five years , there is n't a lot of difference between one society and another . |
| 18 | Break , as always at the school , was unsupervised . |
| 19 | ‘ I am not always at the village , ’ said Allen , ‘ sometimes I go east to Lincoln , or south to Peterborough , I have been as far as Lynn . |
| 20 | Always at the Bidding Prayers mention was made of me and my Christian community at home and prayers were offered for them . |
| 21 | Both parents were always at the beck and call of the general public . |
| 22 | But always at the back of my mind there was the memory of Jordi , his knife , his smile , his helpless shrug . |
| 23 | As a young policewoman interviewed as part of a recent study on Merseyside 's police said , ‘ It 's always at the back of your mind , you just ca n't get rid of it . |
| 24 | This factor is always at the back of the minds of today 's senior men of science ; in fact many of them returned to Germany from studies or refuges abroad to rebuild the system . |
| 25 | And their larger than life goalkeeper Joe Paladino , born in St Helens of Scilian parents , admitted : ‘ Altrincham 's Cup tradition is always at the back of our minds . |
| 26 | ‘ Leeds were always at the back of my mind as the side I would like to join if I came back to England , ’ said the 6ft 2in , 16 stone Iro . |
| 27 | Always at the back of the mind are worries over how well one will get on with the other artists . |
| 28 | Always at the back of his mind was a serious actor trying to break out of the ‘ Carry On ’ mould , but while he was wanted for nothing more , says Percival , he was ready to go on showing that he was better than anyone else . |
| 29 | Andrew Bond , an obstetrician at the PMH , admits the threat of litigation 's always at the back of his mind , but the main reason why Swindon 's Caesarian rate is so high is its good reputation for dealing with difficult cases . |
| 30 | The worry of a breakdown is always at the back of most riders ' minds and when travelling on the continent the wise take out special cover . |