Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [subord] [pers pn] be [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead , argues Cummins , we should ask whether they are being given the confidence and motivation to succeed academically . |
| 2 | And , before the young soldier could ask whether he was being sarcastic , Corbett slipped by him . |
| 3 | To make such statements usable it may be necessary to establish criteria which would recognise whether they are being fulfilled . |
| 4 | What harm would come if she were being fooled for a change ? |
| 5 | Dependants ' benefits will disappear as they are being held down until the universal child benefit catches up with them . |
| 6 | Field men , however , are constantly reminded that industrialists and farmers work on a principle of equity : they can readily discover the standards which their competitors must observe and may complain if they are being handicapped . |
| 7 | ‘ Somewhere I can see if you 're being followed . ’ |
| 8 | Just like purring , smiling can occur when we are being reassuring , submissive , non-hostile , and appeasing , as well as when we are blissfully happy . |