Example sentences of "always [v-ing] to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Intensely shy but always wanting to be good , she went round the ‘ table ’ , kissing each one of us and hoping for a hug in return . |
| 2 | With the best will in the world , the library is not always going to have the book on its shelves that the student is after ; and nor are members of staff always going to be available to answer students ' enquiries . |
| 3 | Cos that , I mean they 're always going to be useful I use them myself and I expect you all |
| 4 | The possibility of accidental or deliberate pollution of our rivers is always going to be present therefore , and unless some sophisticated measuring device is installed in all our rivers which can quickly detect pollution and hence lead to urgent action , this argument about allowing fishermen to continue to carry out their sport is quite a strong one from an environmental point of view . |
| 5 | Uncertain domestic currency values in instances like this are always going to be present . |
| 6 | An absolute guarantee of choice of school was always going to be impossible . |
| 7 | They are always going to be disappointed . |
| 8 | ‘ The Government allowed people to believe it was always going to be good . |
| 9 | I must be absolutely honest though and say that it 's not always going to be easy to try to live for Jesus at school . |
| 10 | There 's a kind of chap who 's always going to be head boy or chief prefect and who appeals to his elders . |
| 11 | ‘ I can see , Matey , that breakfast conversation is always going to be lively when Mrs Dr Cochrane is at table , if it resembles McAllister 's , that is ! ’ |
| 12 | In the second half , they were on top again , but just could n't get the first goal , which was always going to be vital in such a close battle . |
| 13 | ‘ Of course it was always going to be difficult , ’ he said . |
| 14 | In the Berlin orchestra we always looked for greater knowledge and better players but maintaining standards is always going to be difficult . |
| 15 | It is always going to be difficult with a lot of conflicting pressures . ’ |
| 16 | Getting the balance right is always going to be difficult , but it should not be impossible . |
| 17 | It is easy to criticise the government 's decisions : after a century of inertia , making changes in London was always going to be difficult , and Mrs Bottomley deserves credit for getting the process started . |
| 18 | But it was always going to be difficult for us once Huddersfield scored with a penalty . |
| 19 | Policing an rural area is always going to be difficult . |
| 20 | Bruce Jones , a leading leisure analyst at the broker , Smith New Court , said the outcome was always going to be difficult to call , ‘ given that Cook 's 8 per cent stake was a blocking factor ’ . |
| 21 | Indifferent service was noticeable : it was always going to be hard to persuade the Euro ‘ cast members ’ ( as staff are called ) to adopt the ‘ Have-a-Nice-Day ’ grin . |
| 22 | Well it 's always going to be hard because we 're , you know , near the bottom and that and it 's very tight , you know just a win or a loss like , it puts you either three places up or right near the bottom . |
| 23 | ‘ Eric is always going to be special ’ admits Batty . |
| 24 | There was always going to be heavy legal problems surrounding the continued use of the name The Smiths anyway , and the problems in furthering the band became unassailable . |
| 25 | That is why the Maastricht summit was always going to be important well beyond its paper agenda . |
| 26 | That 's right yes , well as I 've always said erm from the last erm eight , last sixteen , erm it 's always going to be tight matches , cut rugby one score in it really erm it 's cut rugby really . |
| 27 | Sporting your quality , functional threads , you 're always going to be safe from scorn . |
| 28 | ‘ You 're always having to be perceptive in that line of work . ’ |
| 29 | This path to ‘ equality ’ always puts women in a double bind , seeking to be twice as good , yet always failing to be adequate . |
| 30 | And the youngest was Phyllis , who was always trying to be good . |