Example sentences of "[Wh pn] have always [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Midani , the wealthy Lebanese who had always believed that he had first option should Edwards ever decide to sell , after trying to buy the club himself , insisted more than once : ‘ United must not be caused embarassment , ’ and seemed to be the one participant in what became an increasingly shabby affair who was conscious that great dignity was at stake . |
| 32 | Older , Clapham Sect- Christian Observer evangelicals who had always believed in the necessity of good deeds in the world for forming the true Christian heart , increasingly in the 1820s and 1830s regretted amongst younger ‘ ranters and ‘ noisy professors ’ , followers of the histrionic Edward Irving , a relative complacency about public activity beyond the conversion of individual souls . |
| 33 | The Foreign Secretary , Francis Pym , who had always appeared a rather reluctant supporter of Thatcherite policies , was sacked and his place was taken by Geoffrey Howe . |
| 34 | She , who had always prided herself on total moral and material independence . |
| 35 | He encouraged her to take public baths , he saw that she ate properly — though indifferent to food himself — and behaved with her like a caring mother , the kind of affectionate mother who had always inspired him . |
| 36 | The headmistress , who had always ridiculed her for being bad at games , now referred to her as ‘ our best pupil ’ and gave her a set of Shakespeare , duly inscribed . |
| 37 | The Shah , who had always loved flying , remained in the cockpit until his 707 was out or Iranian airspace . |
| 38 | The complex included squash courts , an indoor swimming-pool and a gym , and Rachel , who had always loved swimming , took advantage of every opportunity she had to visit the complex . |
| 39 | It was noted earlier that some physics students had had difficulty choosing between science and arts at A level , and these students , like those who had interests such as reading or music , were usually more broad-minded than those who had always regarded themselves as scientists ; for example |
| 40 | 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 . |
| 41 | Julius , who had always kept his personal thoughts and feelings under lock and key . |
| 42 | No dog , he noticed , but Cara 's son , the silent child who had always made him feel so ill at ease , still sitting by the hearth as if he had grown there from a morose three-year-old into a clean and tidy , almost dandified five . |
| 43 | She was the one who had always gone on about what a paragon my father was . |
| 44 | One result of Crawford 's new success was to satisfy his grandmother , Edith Pike , who had always wanted him to be a TV star . |
| 45 | In the meantime there was Matey to reassure — Matey who had always given him her love and support , whom he had taken for granted , as though her love and loyalty were simply his due . |
| 46 | The Viet Minh attacked in Hanoi ; many French people were killed and wounded , among them Sainteny who had always pressed for compromise . |
| 47 | She could n't bear the rift that had come between her and the aunt who had always understood and helped her ; who had so many times stood between her and her mother as faithful friend wanting the best for them both and who was now so alienated from her . |
| 48 | One woman , who took up a new career in midlife , described how her mother , who had always had a great appetite for life , now seemed.to live through her . |
| 49 | Giving the vote , in effect , not only to men like Goldsborough who had always had it as a birthright , but to men like himself and Ben Braithwaite 's father who had come up the hard way . |
| 50 | That was when she dumped her mother Marta , who had always guided her career . |
| 51 | But outside their ranks its reception was a mixed one ; some , in circles of the ‘ intelligentsia ’ , reportedly labelled the speech a piece of ‘ theatre ’ and a ‘ comedy ’ designed for those who had always screamed ‘ Ja ’ to everything . |
| 52 | It was quite a shock to everyone when it was known that Mr Wilson had died ; he who had always seemed so solid and enduring . |
| 53 | Sadly Mr McLean , who had always promised he would retire with a final Conservative win after his successful opening in 1951 , was to be proved wrong . |
| 54 | His number failed to come up ; and Dougie 's girl , who had always fancied Rupert , anyway , but had n't liked to say so , allowed herself to be comforted . |
| 55 | The only survivor I interviewed who had not married and who had always worked , told me that she had only once been unemployed , for a period of 6 months , when she got a temporary job selling insurance . |
| 56 | Elaine a retired civil servant who had worked all her life , felt she made a mistake in retiring at the same time as her friend Louise who had always opted out of the cooking and cleaning in favour of gardening and doing the decorating . |
| 57 | She was left some property in Italy by an elderly Count who had always admired her , even wanted to marry her , I believe . ’ |
| 58 | She , who had always helped lame dogs , now refused the many helping hands that were held out to her , because they only hauled her back , temporarily , into a life of comfort from which she would later have to return to reality . |
| 59 | Why he was the one who had always bought Nebbins a drink when he came home . |
| 60 | She , who had always pulled the strings , to have found herself in this position . |