Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nothing I say hereafter is intended to relate to the second decision . |
| 2 | Also , a character who has successfully made at least one previous WP test here is allowed a +10 bonus for any subsequent test ( this is n't cumulative with further successes ) . |
| 3 | There is a standards battle currently being fought and for the moment it looks almost as if consumers may soon be confronted with a variety of competing , incompatible television systems in different regions of the world . |
| 4 | Thou hadst rather be kissed by the other sex ! |
| 5 | To begin with , the reasons for which artists show together are varied . |
| 6 | As Greg Chappell swims to 125 not out at The Oval in 1977 , in torrential rain , the wail of You 'll Never Walk Alone is heard . |
| 7 | With a few notable exceptions , canoeists still seem to believe that the challenge to the Rights of Way Act now being mounted by fishermen , landowners and self-styled conservationists in the House of Lords does not concern them . |
| 8 | Rust pulled on his jacket , then led the way out into the passage and through a side door into the street , the antiques shop now being closed . |
| 9 | Please , let us have a party ) , let here is addressed to the other members of the group to which the speaker belongs . |
| 10 | The ideas put forward are offered as a structure to enable finance theorists and accountants to widen their perspectives and also to encourage those operating in the strategy field to welcome collaboration with finance specialists . |
| 11 | September is the month when most of the new courses begin so be prepared for the enrolment days at your local college as they will be coming up soon . |
| 12 | Package already being prepared |
| 13 | The approach I adopt here is based on the following principles : |
| 14 | Tell me your plan , though I do n't see why the people we meet here are guaranteed against vanishing chins , hairlines , etc . " |
| 15 | Nearly every white man you meet here was born in Britain . |
| 16 | In any case , when someone gossips well they are called a wit or a conversationalist ; only those who gossip badly are tarred with the appellation ‘ Gossip ’ . |
| 17 | After supper there were always some musical items provided by supposedly talented guests , and I remember once being requested to recite . |
| 18 | These women ran and organized all the groups and I remember often being approached as if I were a rare species of animal . |
| 19 | Carpet manufacturing in Kilmarnock had already been established for over 150 years when the company as we know today was formed in 19088 . |
| 20 | The landlord may seek possession before expiry if there is a breach of any obligation of the tenancy or non-payment of rent and a proviso for re-entry or forfeiture therefore is contained in the tenancy agreement . |
| 21 | I remember too being taken to school for the first time . |
| 22 | And yet the evidence of radical initiatives on behalf of women , which seriously challenge patriarchal knowledge and control actually being seen to flourish and beginning to transform oppressive structures are extremely rare . |
| 23 | It 's an interesting situation that you alluded to , that people that win wars , on the whole , given enough time , are regarded as ‘ all right ’ , whereas people that lose often are cast in the role of being baddies . |
| 24 | The third set of case studies we discuss here was carried out by Barry Wilkinson of the Technology Policy Unit at the University of Aston in Birmingham . |
| 25 | But Labour councillor Gordon Plummer said it would be difficult to find anyone to take the building on on an annual tenancy until the future of the cattle market nearby was sorted out . |
| 26 | The peace of mind that they produce however is won not without some costs . |
| 27 | This is Cripo Rison a frontier town that serves numerous gold workings or Garrimpos The itinerant gold diggers that flock here are called Garrimperos When they visit town , Garrimperos come to sell their gold , in the numerous gold dealers ' shops that line the single street . |
| 28 | No evidence has yet been forthcoming for any external towers , the mortared stone foundation in Kingshams Field now being assigned to the medieval defences . |
| 29 | THE MIDDLE of the road is a dangerous place for a young pop band to pitch its tent — so many that do so are run over by press disfavour and public disinterest . |
| 30 | THE MIDDLE of the road is a dangerous place for a young pop band to pitch its tent — so many that do so are run over by press disfavour and public disinterest . |