Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] be [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is happening here is barbaric and totally unnecessary . |
| 2 | The use of steps or step-stools by elderly people living alone is dangerous and should be discouraged if possible , as their grip and balance are often impaired ; but a one-step , non-slip footstool , with four legs and a chrome-plated tubular steel handrail at the front to hold on to , is very safe and stable . |
| 3 | The effect of the whirling figures all moving identically is curious and fascinating . |
| 4 | We 're a school choir — if there are many youth choirs , who can draw from several schools around the area there then the chances of our getting anywhere are slim but if it 's large school choirs then I think we probably do stand a fair chance . |
| 5 | In these situations we have clear examples of support being one-way , the principle of reciprocal giving necessarily being muted where one party needs substantial care . |
| 6 | Fighting manually is fun after you have mastered it but it gradually seems pointless the more you play . |
| 7 | The reference to Newcomen engines disappearing underground is puzzling and perhaps Professor Hoskins misunderstood their function . |
| 8 | 82% of the respondents thought that cultural preparation for working overseas was necessary and important and 54% stated that the preparation they received was adequate , while 36% thought it was inadequate . |
| 9 | His medical career is over , her prospects of working again are remote and their family is breaking up . |