But there are exceptions.

If at this time the question had been asked our friend, even by himself, whether, to put it plainly, he were in love with Mary Blake, he would, no doubt, have strenuously denied it; but it is certain that if any one had said or intimated that any feature or characteristic of hers was faulty or susceptible of any change for the better, he would have secretly disliked that person, and entertained the meanest opinion of that person's mental and moral attributes.

He would have liked the voyage prolonged indefinitely, or, at any rate, as long as the provisions held out.
It has been remarked by some one that all mundane things come to an end sooner or later, and, so far as my experience goes, it bears out that statement.

The engines were successfully repaired, and the ship eventually came to anchor outside the harbor about eleven o'clock on the night of the last day.

Mary and John were standing together at the forward rail.