Example sentences of "[prep] be [adv] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems then ( possibly retarded by a cotyledonary stalk up to 3 m long ) , to be slowly moving downhill as a species . |
| 2 | Here we go , Leith thought , fully expecting to be still sitting there at midday . |
| 3 | You appear to be almost running away from the — the dastardly spot where it happened . ’ |
| 4 | Surmounted by a mirrored dome , Dr Graham 's invention was supported by twenty-eight glass pillars and was encircled by 1,500 pounds of lodestones ‘ so as to be continually pouring forth in ever-flowing circles inconceivable and irresistibly powerful tides of the magnetic effluxion , which is well-known to have a very strong affinity with the electric fire . ’ |
| 5 | Used to be really sitting there with blankets and water bottles and everything watching the telly . |