Example sentences of "as [pron] have always [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 I will get up and pee once every two or three hours , as I have always done , but then I will return to my bed and sleep , I will return to my room and work .
2 I lived it as I have always lived , with all my energy .
3 I do not want , wrote Harsnet , to try and trace this logic or to dwell , in these notes , on the nature and direction of my earlier work , especially , he wrote , as I have always held that any new work worth its salt should be essentially different from all that has gone before , all that others have done and all that you have done , just as the deeds of each new day must never simply repeat those of the previous day or days .
4 My idea was partly to make sure of a good time , as I have always had there , and partly to set the tone for my future articles .
5 In future you 'll stick to Salwar Kamiz as you have always done . ’
6 The flames shot straight up into the sky , dispersing whatever fog was in the immediate area , and we sat around on bales , as we have always done , while some members of the family let off fireworks in the background .
7 We are now back where we were in Elizabeth I 's days : a middle power , making our way in a world dominated by two superpowers , and doing so through intuitive manipulation of balances of power , as we have always done over the centuries .
8 Most of the source countries for drugs are outside the European community and we would deal with vessels from these places as we have always done , ’ he said .
9 ‘ We will still be whipping the ball in from the wings as we have always done and we will continue with the style which brought us two trophies last season . ’
10 They must been seen , their decisions must be seen to reflect the interest and wishes of members currently employed in the section , and as we have always believed industrial and negotiating policy is best made by members at work in the sector who feel the day to day pressures , know what is going on , motion one one one A seeks to ensure that this will happen .
11 He said : ‘ We have never had to worry about fixing friendly matches before as we have always reached the quarter-final stage at least .
12 EDITOR : As we have always said it is YOUR newspaper , although not being prepared to put a name to letters [ even if the name is not for inclusion ] means authors can not collect the £25 Star Letter prize .
13 The answer , as we have always said , is that there are always ways of improving services in addition to putting more money in .
14 The hair , though white now , is still swept back , and , as he nears 83 , the bottom lip protrudes as crossly and the eyes bulge as they have always done .
15 Most elderly people live , as they have always done , ‘ in the community ’ .
16 It is possible for parents to go on behaving as they have always done towards their children , without making adjustments as they are needed .
17 ’ Some of the older staff have reacted by attempting to do the job much as they have always done it , which means , in effect , engaging in various minor acts of deviance from new bureaucratic demands in order to minimize the trouble caused .
18 And now I realize that people still lie , steal , and fight , just as they have always done , and probably will always do .
19 As they have always done ,
20 ‘ I thought it was all straightforward , with Moslems cutting Copts ’ throats , as they have always done , and Copts cutting Moslems ' throats , as usual .
21 They , meanwhile , continue to work much as they have always worked .
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