Example sentences of "be [adv prt] [prep] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most have been down to either rank bad defending or bad luck . |
| 2 | We ( Norway ) are through after completely demolishing Poland in the second half . |
| 3 | Cos mine 's only half way cos the tiles are up to here look |
| 4 | ‘ I must say it makes you wonder what the Security Police are up to not knowing that — and Steinmark working with secret archives . ’ |
| 5 | The difference was that although the three ploughs were alleged to have been laid up , ‘ the houses are up to now standing and occupied ’ ; precisely what Greville had done is obscure , but whatever it was it had undoubtedly achieved a dramatic increase in productivity without uprooting the tenants . |
| 6 | To see what he has been up to lately visit Curt Marcus before the 31st of the month . |
| 7 | Roxburgh summed up the occasion by saying his team had ‘ everything to gain and nothing to lose ’ , an ironic choice of phrase given the fact that the national coach had been up since 6.30am figuring out ways to compensate for loss . |
| 8 | Oh no , we 've been out since then have n't we ? |
| 9 | ‘ Then they are back on again discussing the latest twists in the whole affair . ’ |
| 10 | Dairy farmer Phillips will be up at 5am to milk his 60-strong herd of cows but his mind will switch between Brisbane last year and The Gnoll this afternoon . |
| 11 | I knew Mum and Dad would be out until late drowning their sorrows . |
| 12 | ‘ We are about to really start approaching businesses in the Darlington area to ask for money or help in kind , ’ said Robin . |
| 13 | We 're in it every day now and Tommy was on like last night when I went in , Tommy was on to now say it . |
| 14 | Kylie was up at 5am to begin her 12 hour day on the Neighbours set while Dannii had her own demanding schedule — combining school studies with her own job on a prime time variety show . |
| 15 | The Graduate was up for Best Picture , Best Director , Best Actor , Best Actress ( Bancroft ) , Best Supporting Actress ( Ross ) , Best Screenplay ( based on material from another medium ) , and Best Cinematography ( Robert Surtees ) . |
| 16 | Domkat Yah Bali , a Christian who was up till then considered to be the regime 's " number three " , had lost the Defence portfolio and the post of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , and was removed from the Armed Forces Ruling Council ( AFRC ) . |
| 17 | He sounded as if he was about to simply replace the phone and go , and Jenna had steeled herself for this . |