Example sentences of "[be] not always [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Burrows wrote warning her daughter that " women are not always kind to each other " . |
| 2 | One of my school reports , when I was about nine , said of my history attainment , ‘ Molly writes a good story which is not always history . ’ |
| 3 | Societies should always be aware when they are launched that life is not always sweetness and light when the pressure is on and constitutions should be framed so that disputes do arrive the framework for settlement already exists . |
| 4 | The reason for the decline is not always poverty ( which it often is for smaller farms or those in marginal areas ) but in the better areas is due to increasing agricultural efficiency , and even in the mid-1980s to agricultural surpluses ( see Chapter 9 ) . |
| 5 | When she fills up my glass with water — for there is not always wine — it is a protective and consoling gesture . |
| 6 | The list of possible traits is very long and there is not always agreement on the most important trait . |
| 7 | But did you know that not everyone celebrates Christmas at the same time and that it 's not always Father Christmas who delivers the presents ? |
| 8 | ‘ It is n't always raspberry , ’ said Toby . |
| 9 | ‘ It is n't always summer , you know . |
| 10 | With her first baby , Faith tended to cook and purée fresh food but she admits there is n't always time to do this now . |
| 11 | ‘ There is n't always time , ’ Emmie said . |
| 12 | The result was not always music of good quality , but many worshippers were attracted by it and folk music made much headway , particularly in those parishes which had no working church musicians to compose for their own communities and resources . |