Example sentences of "[pers pn] be always [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On my regular trips back home , I am always a witness to the unspeakable hardships which the local population endures as a result of living alongside one of Europe 's most important arteries for the transport of people and goods in the North-South direction . |
| 2 | I can only hope — I am always an optimist in these matters — that on further , more mature reflection they will yet change their mind . |
| 3 | I was always a rebel with many causes and I paid the price accordingly . |
| 4 | ‘ It seemed to work OK , although I was always a bit worried Thom might take Eva from me — he still had her US passport . ’ |
| 5 | I was always a bit doubtful about it |
| 6 | I was always a stick walking down the road with a flat chest . |
| 7 | The inhabitants of Tali-fu are mostly Min Chia , a population with a distinctive language of their own , and to Hsu 's personal dismay he was treated as a stranger : " though regarded sympathetically , I was always an outsider , despite the fact that as far as physical appearance is concerned I seemed no different from those who made up the community " . |
| 8 | To her I was always an outsider — an interloper , she thought , as she opened the door of the master bedroom . |
| 9 | ‘ I was always the type to be easily led . |
| 10 | I was always the buffer between the two , I used to say I agree with you dear , I do n't want her to wear nylons , that 's not the point , all her friends are wearing nylons and she 's not going to be the |
| 11 | All that tap , tap work in England was no good ; there I was always the governor , now I 'm learning all the time , nicking moves from everyone , ’ he said . |
| 12 | All that tap , tap work in England was no good ; there I was always the governor , now I 'm learning all the time , nicking moves from everyone , ’ he said . |
| 13 | But you 're always smart , you 're always intellectual , and you 're always a woman who 's in control but at the same time sexy and … fun . ’ |
| 14 | You 're always a tower of strength . |
| 15 | To us you 're always an individual , with your own particular financial circumstances and needs . |
| 16 | ‘ Oh , you were always a fool , Neil , always — a fool to think that I would be content to live on nothing with a younger son and a fool to reject me now that I can give you the life which you ought to be living . ’ |
| 17 | — you were always a gentleman while you were at Kirkcaldy and that 's how I 'll always think of you , regardless of where you are in the future . |
| 18 | Perhaps you were always a bit wobbly anyway ! |
| 19 | ‘ You were always a cigar man , were n't you Barney ? |
| 20 | She is always a gaijin ( a foreigner ) in a world that jealously protects its insular identity , but she is a gaijin who has penetrated Japan more deeply than most . |
| 21 | But she is always a disappointment . |
| 22 | She was always a mass of bruises . |
| 23 | She was always a tomboy like you , though I dare say she has changed now she 's grown up . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ She was always a bit of a tomboy , yer sister , ’ Rab said . |
| 25 | ‘ She was always a bit of a mystery to me ; her sons worshipped her — I 'm not so sure about Sara . |
| 26 | I think , actually , that she was always a snake during the daylight hours , which is why I never saw her except at night . |
| 27 | ‘ She was always a defender of the down-and-out . ’ |
| 28 | Joyce was to recite a monologue but she was always a victim of acute nerves and at fifteen was very self conscious . |
| 29 | She was always the centre of activity . |
| 30 | She was always the outsider , refusing to conform to traditions , obstinate and impudent . |