Example sentences of "[noun prp] always [verb] [prep] be " in BNC.

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1 But Richard Dunwoody always appeared to be going the best and Baydon Star was a comfortable four-length winner , with the third horse Mailcom 30 lengths away .
2 February always seems to be the busiest month for me .
3 Back in his hometown of Cork , Fergus always seemed to be floating in the wake of the other noted Cork scrum-half , Michael Bradley .
4 As one friend notes : ‘ Sarah always had to be the best at everything .
5 The studios and corridors at Cardiff always seemed to be full of pretty girls .
6 The whole area of Clacton always seems to be a tidy and a very pleasant town to visit .
7 Somehow what is left of Beaufort conspires to embody these political and religious transitions ; when the mists lie in the valleys of southern Lebanon , the remaining walls can be glimpsed above the clouds , but because of the peculiar geography of the place — because the ravines and wadis fold in uneven formation and in odd directions — Beaufort always appears to be in a different location , its broken ramparts a nightmare denture which eludes every contour and coordinate .
8 Sergeant Allen always liked to be ready early , to have everything buttoned up before the Troop Commander arrived : it got things off to a good start .
9 The coffee in France always seemed to be superior to the coffee in England , and he had made it just right .
10 Juliet could n't help thinking how elegant Moira Charles always appeared to be , never a blonde hair out of place , never a crease in her dress .
11 On the resumption Kilkeel were awarded three consecutive penalty corners but they were unable to add to their slender advantage , and the direct long ball tactic from Service meant that Kilkeel always had to be alert to the breakaway .
12 It is argued that these groups have a vested interest in distorting reality to ensure that America always appears to be under threat so that they can force the president and Congress to finance the lavish and unnecessary programmes which they desire .
13 It was true if you had an American boyfriend you stood to gain quite a bit in material goods , as their PX always seemed to be well stocked with food and silk stockings , cigarettes and make-up — all things in short supply in England — and for this reason if nothing else the Yanks were never short of female company .
14 In defence he was steady and reliable even if , in a way , his sophisticated refined play was out of its element in the hurly-burly of 3rd Division South football ; Jimmy always appeared to be better suited to a more leisurely pace than that which usually pertained at Selhurst Park in the mid-1950s .
15 Some of the girls from HiBrazil were teasing him , but Fritz always pretends to be charmed .
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