Example sentences of "[adj] as it always " in BNC.
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| 1 | The door to the conservatory veered at her , half-open as it always was by night . |
| 2 | MI5 will remain as unaccountable as it always has been and since it blatantly ignored the 1952 directive for over three decades without once being publicly called to account there is no reason to believe that MI5 will be any more law-abiding now . |
| 3 | The language of the patent , ambiguous as it always is , emphasised how elimination of the spine could remove the risk of distortion and subsequent uneven distribution of pressure . |
| 4 | It looks as quiet and peaceful as it always did . |
| 5 | But it felt safe and familiar as it always did , with the sounds of chewing and the smell of sweat and cow-dung and half-eaten hay . |
| 6 | Lunch was as dreary as it always was when Stephen 's presence was lacking . |
| 7 | The problem , alas , remains the same as it always was . |
| 8 | ‘ No , it 's pretty much the same as it always was , just pretty laid-back . |
| 9 | Obtaining compliance will be as difficult as it always has been , but an international community which has used sanctions to encourage change in southern Africa should be able to tackle the much more serious issues of enforcement associated with climate change and international security . |
| 10 | Her mother 's breath had been sour as it always was when she had been drinking . |
| 11 | You know it 's it 's as possible as it always has been . |