Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [be] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was also implied that these illegal forces had been deployed in western Kenya where they were being used to foment ethnic violence [ see p. 38854 ] . |
| 2 | She could tell she was going to get no response from Coffin , although he was being polite , when a crowd of youngsters swarmed in from the local youth club . |
| 3 | That 's a dangerous business these days , so he 's being clever — if he 's being successful . ’ |
| 4 | If I was being cynical I 'd volunteer Mark 's car to get people to and from the town . |
| 5 | I know it sounds as if I 'm being clever , but I felt then we 'd won . |
| 6 | Excuse me , he thought , addressing himself to her , excuse me if I 'm being personal , but when was your last laugh ? |
| 7 | So com wi th but we 've agreed , I 'm sorry if I 'm being repetitive and boring and the rest of it but comment , there would be a staff comment , how you use the rest of the space , assume there 's a double space is now left with you given the guidelines are issued . |
| 8 | I know I 'm shouting , but I do n't care if I 'm being naughty . |
| 9 | ‘ They take longer to work and they 're no use if I 'm being sick , so I still have to carry my autoinjector , ’ she says . |
| 10 | I I just appealing for MPs and I know you have the radio on just to see if I 'm being rude about you , and of course I never am because I 'm a I 'm a nice person . |
| 11 | Cos she 's being horrible ! |
| 12 | Mrs Padmore 's way , if she is being consistent , of representing a notable silence on the tape . |
| 13 | ‘ I do n't — ’ She found herself faltering , wishing , hoping , and wondered if she was being stupid . |
| 14 | Belinda hurried back to the veranda and found the tissues , wondering if she was being overcautious about the blood sugar . |
| 15 | Those had been her words , and if she was being exact , they would mean that he had seen the icebound vessel from the air , exactly as Sunderby had seen it . |
| 16 | She stopped suddenly , wondering if she was being unfair to Bridget . |
| 17 | Knowing Barney 's standards of morality , she wondered if she was being wise , but it was best to be honest . |
| 18 | You can not blame the puppy if you are being boring ! |
| 19 | If you are being honest with yourself and with her and you really are terribly pressed for time , you will never be short of concrete reasons to give , and she will find these much more acceptable and less hurtful than vague excuses , provided , of course , that your overall treatment of her is one of care and not neglect . |
| 20 | It seems , though , that even if you are being reasonable in refusing to agree to a change , that does not necessarily mean that it is unfair to push the change through and dismiss you because of your reluctance to go along with it . |
| 21 | Yes , it , if you 're being simple about it . |
| 22 | I ca n't really judge if you 're being selfish or not without knowing more about your circumstances . |
| 23 | Oh I I as far as we 're concerned er the when bit is if you were are available er now we could even put you on this Thursday . |
| 24 | Yeah but of course if you were being serious you 'd have to ask him directly would n't you ? |
| 25 | make it up , make one up what would it be like if you were being assertive ? |
| 26 | We have to know if we are being successful or not . |
| 27 | The West Germans , known as ‘ Westies ’ , treat the ‘ Easties ’ as if we are were illiterate idiots . |
| 28 | And then sometimes you need to put commas in if they 're are long lists . |
| 29 | These two look as if they were being careful not to disturb things too much . |
| 30 | That 's a dangerous business these days , so he 's being clever — if he 's being successful . ’ |