Example sentences of "and [vb base] [pos pn] [noun sg] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Corruption , public relations and lobbying work debase Congress and undermine its right to be seen as a legitimate institution representing the American people . |
| 2 | Officers who are unfortunately set alight by petrol bombs should not run down the road screaming , but should lay down with dignity and await their turn to be put out . |
| 3 | The impersonality of this discourse of power is here used to signify an unfeeling bureaucracy out of touch with the realities of policing a riot — ‘ Officers who are unfortunately set alight should lie down patiently and wait their turn to be put out . ’ |
| 4 | By moving the feet around the board try and get your wake to be as quiet as possible and watch how it differs as you move your weight around . |
| 5 | At every moment she expected the girl behind the desk to call her back : ‘ Hey , you ! ’ and question her right to be here . |
| 6 | Partly he was desperate to earn his own living and vindicate his decision to be an artist , and , in spite of everything , to place in front of his father and mother the hard-won gift of his success . |