Example sentences of "as [pers pn] always [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm wearing a denim waistcoat , cheesecloth shirt and baggy denim jeans , and I 'm smiling fit to burst , as I always seem to be in photographs . |
| 2 | All the effects work well , although I think ( as I always seem to these days ) that the distortion sounds , while varied , could be less processed . |
| 3 | But I wriggled my way in … as I always seem to . ’ |
| 4 | She put her points over to the juniors as well as she always did to everyone else , with a wonderful mix of candour , directness , understanding and humour — and always with a twinkle in the eye . |
| 5 | Over the years royal staff and her friends have been puzzled by Diana 's appetite , particularly as she always appeared to be so slim . |
| 6 | And now finally — as we always seem to be saying at the conclusion of our news bulletins — perhaps I can be allowed one or two serious observations . |
| 7 | So loyalty must be reciprocated , as it always deserves to be . |
| 8 | A few minutes ' walk away the Boulevard Gallieni has been renamed the Boulevard Soummam but it is still spectacular : wide enough for the sun to congregate here for most of the day , not simply dropping in for an hour as it always has to in the canyon streets of Manhattan . |
| 9 | It was probably true , but she responded scornfully , just as he always did to her . |
| 10 | ‘ Girl , never doubt but he 'll come back to you whole and hungry , as he always used to from the butts or the wrestling when you were fretting over his lateness . ’ |