Example sentences of "be [vb pp] clean " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ If one of those human soldiers were to get as much as a good whiff of this hot pot of mine , well like as not he 'd be knocked clean off his feet , and should he , by some act of unforgivable negligence on our part , actually eat some — well , I for one would n't like to be held responsible . ’ |
| 32 | The cloves of ye Lemon must be taken clean from ye syrup to put to ye jelly . " |
| 33 | Any hospital needs to be kept clean and the patients need good food . |
| 34 | All Mr Landor and the other lodgers cared about was that their rooms should be kept clean and their food brought on time , and she was expert at both . |
| 35 | ‘ He 's just become more and more difficult to manage — he wanders , and he has to be kept clean … |
| 36 | The health provisions , contained in Part 1 of the Factories Act 1961 provide that every factory must be kept clean and free from effluvia arising from any drain , sanitary convenience or nuisance . |
| 37 | The stock room or warehouse should not be damp , or very hot/cold ; it should be kept clean and tidy ( dusty packets and rusty tins are not saleable ) . |
| 38 | However , there may be a small minority of residents who refuse to be kept clean . |
| 39 | Some schools have permanent pools outside , but as with the sand pit , they need to be kept clean and free from intruders . |
| 40 | This filter needs to be kept clean , or the pump 's flow will be reduced . |
| 41 | ‘ was not clean and in good working order ’ This point means among other things that the lamps in question must be kept clean as mud or snow could hide the light . |
| 42 | Windows have to be cleaned often if they are to be kept clean , and literary clarity , too , is always likely to be an effect of long labour . |
| 43 | The tank floor must be kept clean , to minimise the risk of infection of the anal fins , which may prevent proper development later . |
| 44 | They also have a Graphite Pure Stick Pencil , which is again available in a series of grades and has a plastic casing so that hands can be kept clean whilst working . |
| 45 | Of course , a gun must be kept clean , but this erotic relationship confused me . |
| 46 | A self-contained pool must have a sufficient volume of water in relation to its surface area if the water is to be kept clean . |
| 47 | Needs to be soaked to close any cracks ; must be kept clean . |
| 48 | The base of the iron should be kept clean . |
| 49 | Clients pay for the service on a quarterly basis and they know that the air will be kept clean , without any additional expenditure on repairs or maintenance ’ . |
| 50 | It is therefore imperative that the plate should be kept clean at all times and the space between the plate and the surround kept clear . |
| 51 | The glass surface needs to be kept clean — a regular hose-down is all that is required ( not always easy on the roof ) — and the collector box should be weatherproof . |
| 52 | All tools and buckets must be kept clean and free from set material . |
| 53 | The burnt skin needs to be kept clean and after-sun creams and lotions can be soothing . |
| 54 | Er the er the insides have got to be kept clean it does n't about the surroundings are dirty so you know , it 's quite okay to you know , throw your half-eaten bread out ! |
| 55 | Erm they regard the inside of the body as , as pure and to , and and essentially to be kept clean , but the outside is essentially unclean , say , you could have a dirty , dirty clothes but you 're clean inside is the . |
| 56 | Some time after dark , when the cans which had held chicken and plum pudding lay cold in a shallow pit , and when our plates and dishes had been scraped clean , we wrapped ourselves up and sat out of the wind , behind the Land Rover . |
| 57 | His sandals had been scraped clean but they still looked pretty dingy . |
| 58 | The lake has been swept clean of snow by the wind , the sweepings making a huge bank on our side that we have to negotiate . |
| 59 | Beyond the surface marked ‘ bow shock ’ interplanetary space has been swept clean of the planetary field by the solar wind . |
| 60 | The sky had been swept clean . |