Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] [verb] [pn reflx] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was on the tip of Jehan 's tongue to suggest that Alexei was allowing himself to be used only because it suited him ; but it was clear that discussing the subject was making Jehana unhappy , and so he said nothing , sitting quietly beside her until suddenly she got up and went into the house . |
| 2 | In short , ‘ marriage ’ with England was showing itself to be a severely limiting factor when other courtships were envisaged . |
| 3 | This would mean that Christ was declaring himself to be a thief , for in Zanaki land thieves generally make it a practice to knock on the door of a hut which they hope to burglarise , and if they hear any movement inside , they dash off into the dark . |
| 4 | There was an added difficulty that the three of then , would break into convulsions of laughter , verging on hysterics , with Hopper somewhere off camera rolling around in the bushes and , according to Nicholson , ‘ totally freaked out ’ while Jack was forcing himself to be relatively straight , do his serious acting and hold the whole thing together : ‘ This used to be a helluva good country … ’ |
| 5 | But as he adapts to his new environment , Freddie 's proving himself to be a survivor capable of keeping everyone on the hop . |
| 6 | Britain was proving itself to be better than the ungovernable ‘ banana republic ’ of hostile critics in 1975–6 , but still an ailing ex-imperial giant lacking focus and perhaps even faith . |