Example sentences of "[was/were] always an " in BNC.
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| 1 | " We were always an army , " someone else shouted . |
| 2 | This dominance of the political level ensured that the state and its policies were always an instrument of class rule . |
| 3 | Yet Prague was always an international city , whose culture was dependent on native and external traditions alike . |
| 4 | But it was always an open contest , with Spurs ' determinedly creative football making chances , and the home lead lasted only two minutes , Gary Lineker setting up Paul Allen . |
| 5 | His left thigh , his jumping take-off leg , which was always an inch and a half thicker than the right , is now two and a half inches thinner . |
| 6 | There was always an enormous difference between the economic perceptions of those who initially had Conservative and Labour preferences , especially those who described themselves as party ‘ supporters ’ . |
| 7 | John never went anywhere by himself , there was always an entourage . |
| 8 | On the western side this was always an area characterised by a militancy which is presumably going out of fashion now too . |
| 9 | His intelligent and uncompromising struggle was always an inspiration to them in theirs . |
| 10 | A large fish on his or my line was always an occasion for excitement for Edwy and he would jump into the water with his gaff if he thought it the only way to land it . |
| 11 | Yet there was always an element of complacency about an administration which enjoyed a substantial parliamentary majority . |
| 12 | He was always an attacking player , a fearless fielder at short-leg and an inspiring captain who was keen to encourage a frank exchange of views with his players . |
| 13 | As with most projects in Hollywood , there was always an overlap between one and another , sometimes of a year or two simply because of the time it takes to get an idea , or a script or a novel , written , financed , budgeted and into production . |
| 14 | Travelling on them was always an adventure . |
| 15 | I think he and David enjoyed a good debate , and there was always an element of that . |
| 16 | But even in the most matter-of-fact and determined plans there was always an element of unreality . |
| 17 | However , they did not seek to achieve these ends merely for reasons of age prejudice , though this was always an important consideration ; indeed , many of the other reasons grew out of this prejudice . |
| 18 | His two unmarried sisters were in the same line of business in Winchester Street , but whilst their tiny shop was always an advertisement for cleanliness , his was quite the opposite . |
| 19 | The officials of the chapel were the arch-chaplain or arch-chancellor , its honorific head , who was always an archbishop , and from the late tenth century always archbishop of Mainz , and the chancellor , who nearly always became a bishop and commonly an archbishop . |
| 20 | There was always an air of mystery about Browne , and he departed in 1926 amid hints of unsavouriness . |
| 21 | ‘ I loved Mimi and having a family was always an important issue . |
| 22 | One of two sisters and five brothers she was always an all-action girl . |
| 23 | In my parents ' expectations there was always an element of unspoken threat : you must do this , or else … |
| 24 | It should help the motor industry and it was always an anomaly because you pay VAT on a car anyway . |
| 25 | United Left was always an inappropriate name for a coalition that includes the Communist Party of Spain , a breakaway socialist party known as the PASOC , and assorted republicans , independents , feminists , greens and pacifists . |
| 26 | In those days dinners were much longer , and there was always an entrée and a roast . |
| 27 | This was always an unofficial research body , but it employed full-time staff , was housed at Central Office , and used the full machinery of party publicity to make itself known . |
| 28 | He was always an alien . |
| 29 | The received wisdom about reform came to be that ‘ research shows that nothing works ’ , that ‘ whatever you do to offenders makes no difference ’ , although this was always an exaggeration . |
| 30 | Snobbery was always an acceptable proof of quality : accent could defeat learning . |