Example sentences of "[vb infin] be [vb pp] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I mean it could 've been made a bit bigger than that could n't it , for the seat |
| 2 | Should one warhorse be slain the wagon can still move but its speed is reduced to 4″ . |
| 3 | The number of images per second needed to make them merge is called the flicker fusion frequency . |
| 4 | ‘ All I will do is cut the tethers . |
| 5 | After the first two movements , after such great torture , all you can do is let the music flow . |
| 6 | Yeah well what you 've got ta do is put a bowl of vinegar down there . |
| 7 | All they 'll do is put a local transfer erm , thing in . |
| 8 | He says there ai n't nothing else next and er so er I stood there and I said this , kind of like this I 've got ta do something so er I went er to pick sommat up down the back but before that he said , here you are , he says I put these ready all you got ta do is put the screws in those locks you know , like . |
| 9 | ‘ All we can do is put the football right and you only do that on the pitch . |
| 10 | Erm , if of course you 're heavily into recycling , er , what you can do is put the whole pad inside er , the envelope and use a . |
| 11 | One thing we do n't do is put the dog on the couch . |
| 12 | I mean what we can do is set the oven . |
| 13 | Well one thing he did n't do was put a woman in the cabinet , and , as I have said , that 's something we 've got an eye on , obviously . |
| 14 | A person who is illegitimate may very well resent being called a bastard , although it happens literally to be true . |
| 15 | I do n't like being made a fool of ! ’ |
| 16 | He would n't like being made a fool of , even it was largely his own fault for refusing to believe her when she told him about Dana . |
| 17 | But she did n't like being called a machine , even an efficient one . |
| 18 | Manson saw that somehow and decided to write them a letter because he did n't like being called a creep . |
| 19 | They do n't really like being called a tourist in many places . |
| 20 | But I do n't like being called a funking animal by a load of nonces who know nothing about me . ’ |
| 21 | I did n't like being called a rowdie , but then I did n't exactly have the time or resources to sue for defamation , if that 's the legal terminology for someone who slags you off in public . |
| 22 | She did n't like being thought the kind of woman who would steal another woman 's husband . |
| 23 | ‘ Do you mind being called a Pommie Bastard ? ’ inquired the chiropractor . |
| 24 | Theresa , who does n't mind being called a whore but starts screaming if anyone calls her retarded , is the kind of character who seems to promise a fate worse than rape , but the greatest violence reside in Al , who tries to calm himself with images of lambs , only to have them open their mouths to show him teeth and worms . |
| 25 | He once called liberalism a form of bigotry , but he did not particularly mind being called a bigot himself . |
| 26 | The good dealer was something of a social worker as well as a salesman , developing a very intensive relationship with clients who did n't mind being churned every day . |
| 27 | I understand you were an innocent dupe in Caroline 's little game , but I assure you , I will not tolerate being called a liar . ’ |
| 28 | And that means this hay meadow which would normally have been cut a month ago is still standing to let wildflowers seed and fledgling birds fly . |
| 29 | Pressure of numbers impinges on every facet of the prison system , and in some institutions has resulted in overcrowded conditions that would not have been tolerated a century earlier . |
| 30 | Cessation of hostilities reduced its political weight , but so effective had it been in the 1918 election and so important was the ex-servicemen 's vote , that it could have been played a while longer . |