Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [coord] [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | in in in in H two , nine , be freestanding and well removed from . |
| 2 | When the groups came together it was because in the fiction the Argonauts were landing and desperately needed food and shelter — which the younger children enormously enjoyed providing . |
| 3 | But these were receding and soon ceased altogether , after a burst of three in rapid succession . |
| 4 | Moreover , even in states where entrance examinations were testing and strictly applied , many of the highest diplomatic posts continued to be given to men who were not professional diplomats . |
| 5 | His double-buckled shoes are spanning and deeply embedded in two concrete paving slabs , showing him ready to repel all advances , metal or human . |
| 6 | The exam ranged over twelve subjects , the main part of which was purchasing but also included Economics , Statistics , Business Law and Accountancy . |
| 7 | There was an almost equally dramatic sequel to the race when Carroll House , who is known to be a highly strung individual , lashed out several times as he was returning and almost caught well-wishers patting his quarters . |
| 8 | He was trembling and so drenched in sweat that his hair lay like streaks of black paint upon his forehead . |
| 9 | But because I was in like really really tight tights , er like and then a pair of ski pants over the top er , my whole leg was like , you know , sort of soaked in and this bloke was there going , hee , that 's pretty impressive and I was like , I 'm not going to let him know I was crying and like got up and went to the top of the slope and I carried on skiing for about an extra half an hour , but like when I got home , and I just took off , my whole leg started , feet swelling as I took the like , the tight like leggings off . |
| 10 | She was fighting and then beaten , the pain and the blackness as vivid in her nightmare as it had been in reality . |