Example sentences of "be clean [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Expect a mess : Your doctor will expect your home to be clean but it is not necessary to sterilise everything . |
| 2 | All surfaces should be clean and dry before applying masonry paint with a brush , roller or spray . |
| 3 | ‘ But we are not 100 per cent sure they will be clean and fair . ’ |
| 4 | The best Gorgonzolas should be clean and sharp and almost green in appearance rather than blue . |
| 5 | They like to be clean and groomed , and humans are the same . |
| 6 | Gutters should be clean and sloping to downpipes and should not have dips . |
| 7 | Downpipes should be clean and placed at frequent intervals so as to avoid long gutter runs and changes of direction . |
| 8 | The skin should be clean and free of make-up . |
| 9 | Hair , nails and hands should be clean and well cared-for . |
| 10 | Naturally it should be clean and unrumpled and worn with a clean shirt and shoes . |
| 11 | Once the war was over , they would be clean and bright , with everything freshly painted and flowers planted in the tubs . |
| 12 | They were yellow with age and patched many times but at least the boy would be clean and warm . |
| 13 | The first and foremost , most people do n't like using them , but secondly we 've already paid for this service in our rates and taxes , you know , when we pay our rates though , we pay for these toilets to be clean and all that sort of thing do n't we ? |
| 14 | When bending over a desk the top of the head is often presented ; therefore , the hair must always be clean and free of dandruff , and not trailing over the paperwork . |
| 15 | Her methods of child-rearing stand out as being more ‘ working-class ’ than ‘ middle-class ’ ; for example she smacked a lot and expected the three year old to be clean and tidy all the time : both these are areas in which the Newsons found social class differences in their study . |
| 16 | I did n't have to think ‘ Well , if I put that dress on I 'll only get it dirty because the baby will be sick over me ’ — to be dressed up all day and feel you can be clean and only have nice jobs to do and always be with people … |
| 17 | Tubes or bottles must be clean and dry before use . |
| 18 | Keep a write-protected bootable floppy handy ; one that you know to be clean and virus-free . |
| 19 | When you arrive on board everything will be clean and ready for you . |
| 20 | It is important that it has a prayerful atmosphere and to achieve this it has to be clean and well kept . |
| 21 | All equipment should be clean and dry before using . |
| 22 | The eye must be clean and moist , maintained in this state by the interaction of the tear gland and movable eyelids , whose eyelashes also act as a crude filter against the sun . |