Example sentences of "[noun sg] i always " in BNC.

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1 He was receding a bit , and ‘ with long hair I always looked pretty and I do n't like being pretty — I wanted a bit more of a hard image ’ .
2 In fact it 's the best offer I 've ever had , and in any case I always knew I could go back to Wakefield if it did not work out .
3 As a non-philosopher I always used to find that slightly depressing statement that of Eyre 's about beauty , and it seemed to me that one could immediately follow that by saying just because there 's a word for it maybe you have it because you like it and you want to use it and is n't that self-validating in a sense .
4 As a non-philosopher I always used to find that a slightly depressing statement , that of Ayer 's about beauty , and it seemed to me that one could perhaps immediately follow that by saying ‘ Just because there 's a word for it maybe , you have it because you like it and you want to use it and is n't that self- validating in a sense ? ’
5 erm mushrooms cabbage and everything 's raw , completely raw carrots in th in the middle with two different two mayonnaise dips one plai s plain mayonnaise and the other half of it is erm garlic flavour mayonnaise and erm that 's as a starter I always have that and I thoroughly enjoy it you know that 's the by the time I 've had that I do n't want much of my main meal cos it 's great
6 What amazes me is how often they 'll say to me ‘ Thank you very much for treating me like a human being ’ because however drunk they are in the churchyard I always believe that you 're much more likely to get somewhere with somebody if you are polite and kind to them and treat them like a real human being , and you can get into all sorts of fascinating conversations with these people even when they are fairly drunk , because actually they are real human beings , they are n't awful people .
7 ‘ When I 'm asked with what should you drink whisky I always say with moderation .
8 That route I always consider one of the best and most adventurous of my climbing career ; most adventurous because this very serious route ( even by today 's standards — or perhaps especially by today 's standards ) was first attempted on sight .
9 Having cre , credit by David 's withering look I always say you have to be terrified !
10 Several times Miss Havisham ordered me to bring Estella to visit her , and of course I always obeyed .
11 ‘ And of course I always had to argue instead and make things worse . ’
12 You have to have an open mind I always think with these things .
13 An and er , I mean , I love snooker but when there 's a choice of darts and snooker I always watch the darts because it 's faster , it 's more counting .
14 At the beginning of the winter I always feel a bit reluctant about working outside until I get my long johns on .
15 Rather a dangerous boy I always thought . ’
16 ‘ As a child I always wore a jet necklace and cross , ’ recalls Mabel McMillan .
17 And I should perhaps warn you , Ellie , that in game-playing I always win .
18 As additional security I always sew mine , with the ends of the nylon melted with a lighted match to prevent fraying .
19 That was a job I always hated , wiping the venetian blind .
20 It 's a good job I always remember to pick it up in n it ?
21 When I was a little lad I always thought that the dilemma to be or not to be had something to do with choosing pencils ( surely 2B or not 2B ? ! )
22 ( I should perhaps add , before being accused of Watergatery , that at the end of the evening I always owned up , and offered the participants the chance to wipe the tape .
23 ‘ Playing with D'Arcy has been a real education because up until she joined the band I always thought about rock in male terms .
24 Oh yes they made it Miss has just died erm then coming down there was the Post Office with old Pa and the , then the Miss , they used to keep the Post Office , then there was er well there was a gents outfitters and then there was a beautiful shop I always used to think , it was called , another , but it was confectioners , but it was all most delightful old oldy-worldy sort of shop and my mother often used to go in there then you 'd
25 Yes , even if I go anywhere , if I go to , go into a shop I always lock the car always .
26 It 's the sound I always wanted .
27 When I search a farmland site I always keep careful records , and looking back to my notes I started to search the areas where there had been the greatest concentration of finds .
28 One takes me along St Mary 's Villas and Barrowclough Road , past the old municipal baths and the new DIY and wholesale paint centre ; while the other means cutting down Lennox Gardens , taking that street whose name I always forget into Rumsey Road , then past the row of shops and back into the High Street .
29 ‘ This is the day I always dreaded might arrive .
30 He said : ‘ It 's a good , absorbing hobby and at the end of the day I always have something to eat . ’
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