Example sentences of "[be] [adv] always a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am not always a villain , ’ he added quietly . |
| 2 | ‘ I am not always a monster who will attack you . ’ |
| 3 | However , one thing worth mentioning at this point is that the larger parts are not always a guarantee of an agent 's interest — quite often big roles will attract attention , but a student who has been very well cast in a smaller role may hit the mark just as effectively . |
| 4 | Claudia loves roses , but they are not always a success . |
| 5 | Low local taxes are not always a recipe for electoral success . |
| 6 | A further problem of the street quota system is that people on the busiest streets are not always a good sample of the general population . |
| 7 | Interruptions are not always a curse ; I sometimes find that a lost association breaks the surface for air precisely when I 've stopped actively thinking about the writing . |
| 8 | Statistics are not always a reliable guide since , as every reader knows , frequency of utterance is not the same as intensity . |
| 9 | It is only good for learning weights , and weights are not always a reliable way to resolve conflicts . |
| 10 | While parents provide a lifeline for many women in poverty , they are not always an unproblematic source of help . |
| 11 | And you 're not always a dream to live with , you know . |
| 12 | Even they 're not always a problem though |
| 13 | ‘ If you look at the children of very rich parents you will see that they are nearly always an unhappy , shoddy lot , ’ he says . |
| 14 | Do n't get me wrong , multiloads are n't always a bad thing . |
| 15 | " But wonderful times are n't always a good basis for marriage , " Sara suggested gently . |
| 16 | As Laurence Martin has said : ‘ It is impossible to refute entirely the criticism that the various strategies of limitation may appear to make the world safe for nuclear warfare and thereby hasten its onset ’ ; but he concluded : ‘ The proper question may therefore be not , should we contemplate limited nuclear war , but , should we consider the ways of limiting the nuclear war which is henceforth always a possibility ’ ( Howard , 1979 , pp. 119 and 120 ) . |
| 17 | By ‘ softness ’ I mean an opposite quality which is not always a fault . |
| 18 | Election ‘ 92 : Read history 's lips — ‘ no new taxes ’ is not always a winner |
| 19 | Consciousness is not always a patterning in words . |
| 20 | Yet preparation is not always a case of in-depth research so much as systematically thinking through what may be faced in the real life negotiating position . |
| 21 | It has been shown in Chapter 4 that this relationship is not always a comfortable one . |
| 22 | Saying Grace is not always a prelude to conventional manners in Free Kirk households as I once found when asked to offer the Grace in a cottage in Point , Lewis , in which the great aunt of a friend lived . |
| 23 | The guide is not always a librarian , nor is he always well-prepared . |
| 24 | The fact that one has a clear conscience is not always a sign of right responses to the trials and temptations of life so much as an appropriate response to sin and guilt . |
| 25 | Bearing in mind that the elderly often most enjoy visits that are on a one-to-one basis , during which they can ventilate their anxieties and have the undivided attention of a sympathetic listener , it is not always a good idea to arrive with several young children in tow , if they can be happily parked elsewhere . |
| 26 | But the sad experiences of thousands over the past three years show that home ownership is not always a path to happiness and contentment . |
| 27 | It is worth remembering that even with all the advances in modern medicine , there is not always a ‘ miracle cure ’ for Cystitis , and attacks may well recur . |
| 28 | An alternative is reverse osmosis , but that also generally demineralises the water which is not always a very good idea — especially for Rifts . |
| 29 | Sometimes , with older children , it is often advocated that all refused instructions are dealt with this way but this is not always a good idea . |
| 30 | Snow , however , is not always a disadvantage to mountain goats . |