Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] clean [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When stationed at Mhow in Central India , his camp was right next to the sacred site where the Parsee sect left bodies to be picked clean by vultures . |
| 2 | The parts should then be rinsed clean in the soaking solution and then in clean hot water before reassembling . |
| 3 | Then the paper will be washed clean with running water ; and , if a proper job is to be made of it , resized and even retoned . |
| 4 | Once dry , the paints become insoluble in water — the surface of the thoroughly dry painting can even be washed clean with soap and water , without harm . |
| 5 | It 's made from a hardwearing fabric and can be wiped clean from the trials and tribulations inflicted on it by the rough and tumble of everyday use . |
| 6 | Information kept on a credit card would be wiped clean by the massive bursts of magnetism given off by the scanner . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 8 | The cloves of ye Lemon must be taken clean from ye syrup to put to ye jelly . " |
| 9 | 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 . |