Example sentences of "they [vb past] always be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The way they 'd always been for his people : the fishers , the hunters . |
| 2 | The mist , blotting out Wickrithe , seemed to banish her tension and sense of danger ; she and Adam were alone and safe , as they 'd always been on Starr Hills . |
| 3 | To imagine for the last time the forests and oceans , green and alive , the way they 'd always been in historical dramas . |
| 4 | They were marching behind the others with great dignity , accountable as they had always been for good order and common sense and respectable behaviour . |
| 5 | Yet , all in all , farming and the farm remained visibly what they had always been in most parts of the world : more prosperous in the developed areas , and hence investing more heavily in improvements , buildings , etc. , more businesslike in many places , but not transformed out of recognition . |