Example sentences of "[noun sg] they always [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh yes , I love it , I mean , as a boy I used to support West Ham but I am now firmly behind Oxford United , and I want them to beat West Ham , because as a boy they always lost for me , West Ham . |
| 2 | Miss Ellis ' eyebrows launched into the twitchy dance they always seemed to at the mention of the words , ‘ my mother . ’ |
| 3 | I hoped that the walk was the pleasant relaxation they always claimed that these expeditions were . |
| 4 | These groups have made strenuous efforts to get it right — to get the sound they always wanted , with none of the cheapskate shoddiness that British soul/jazz groups often settle for : to counterbalance that lush , affluent sound with concerned lyrics , nods to their roots and tons of soul-blaring compassion . |
| 5 | Galliano have found their frequency , honed their poetical tones , and made the record they always threatened to make . |
| 6 | Perhaps they had n't the confidence they always seemed to have . |
| 7 | We used to have an hour and a quarter fro lunch , half an hour for tea , and we used to er have to get the principal 's tea ready and in the midmorning they always had tea made of milk . |
| 8 | They went into the small drawing-room they always used when they were alone in the house . |
| 9 | ‘ At the end of the service they always called somebody up , ’ he recalls . |
| 10 | ‘ The main conflict they always had was that she wanted to work more and he would not allow her , ’ according to Jane . |
| 11 | Well , when you tell people you come from the Moon they always say , Really ? |
| 12 | She confirmed that when seeing each other they always tried to use separate entrances and exits . |
| 13 | The grass they always lay on parched yellow . |
| 14 | When scientists attempt to unravel the mysteries of the past they always run up against a brick wall . |
| 15 | Which is funny , because all the Manson girls that I 've seen on film and stuff , when they talk about Charlie 's music they always say , he was great , he was as good as Tom Jones ! |
| 16 | Rank 's Simon and Laura ( 1955 ) pursued a different tack , mocking TV for the phoniness of its images of life through the story of a married couple in a TV soap , who are represented as cooing doves on the screen when in reality they always bicker and squabble . |
| 17 | The aim was to give the writers the advance information they always sought and to gain interest from cinemas . |
| 18 | But they are supremely experienced in the process of discovery , and when they do play older repertory they always do it with a sense of looking freshly at the notes , taking nothing for granted . |
| 19 | Young and old sharing their lives the way they always had , before television shrunk the world … |
| 20 | She did not mention that no more money would be sent — let Ellen discover that when the monthly money orders did not arrive in the punctual way they always had done . |
| 21 | His legs were beginning to get twitchy and fidgety , the way they always did when it was particularly important for him to keep them under control . |
| 22 | He looked at her with new respect , the way they always did when she said something like that . |
| 23 | I say let the thrashers get that horrible sound with their pedals , the way they always have , but make amps so that good basic sounds can be found using ‘ normal ’ settings . |
| 24 | Yet behind the grubby façades , if you know where to look , you can still find the Unani doctors , practising in exactly the way they always have . |
| 25 | Glen Hoddle says they 're just going to play the way they always do and and the team that settles into its style … whatever it is … will win … |
| 26 | He does n't move , then suddenly his head gives a small jerk forward and his eyes buck wide open , the way they always used to when he 'd make some incoherent claim to lineage to the gods . |
| 27 | Sam hates that , the way they always put ninety-nine on the price tag . |
| 28 | Of course at school they always tell you that you should do a secretarial course , which was absolutely dreadful , and they put you off the idea of a career in the theatre just as much as they can . |
| 29 | Never went hungry , no my mother always have a good , always used to have a good table , very good , we were a very lucky family , anybody used to come in our house on a weekend they always thought there was a party every weekend . |
| 30 | At Christmas they always played ‘ You came down from the stars ’ and at Easter they usually played a Pastorale , and what with the roar of the traffic and the crowds of chattering shoppers or tourists it was practically impossible to distinguish the tune except in short bursts . |