Example sentences of "[vb base] they have always [verb] " in BNC.

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1 The company has been trading since 1876 and staff say they 'd always thought the firm was financially successful .
2 The action taken by his parents has prompted detectives to review the case , but they say they 've always kept an open mind .
3 To charges that this is too much of a good thing , the BBC say they have always given the World Championship around 70 hours and the audience figures remain high .
4 If you know they have always enjoyed close companionship until they finally had to live alone , it is not difficult to imagine what it must be like for them to have no one to share their life with any longer , and no hand to hold as their step becomes less sure .
5 I think they have always come over as they really are , but there must be times when they want to tell people to sod off .
6 But they had never mentioned these despicable attacks to me ; they had kept cheerful faces and shown me all the love and care they had always given me , their prodigal son .
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