Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] be [v-ing] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ever-changing technical and professional environment of the Chartered Accountant demands that members must constantly be up-dating their knowledge and skills in order to maintain their professional competence . |
| 2 | The constable must not be exceeding his authority , such as detaining a person without a power of arrest . |
| 3 | That 's all the more reason why you should not be cutting their budget below what they need for next year . |
| 4 | You , she should n't be using her maths ! |
| 5 | So our colleagues should n't be wasting our time , they should be using their own party 's internal democracy , there is if there is such a thing . |
| 6 | I appreciate I should n't be spending my time up a ladder , |
| 7 | " Senga — you should n't be disturbing your brother . |
| 8 | Therefore , by the time you are seven , although your birthdate remains the same , you must actually be celebrating your birthday one week later in the year . |
| 9 | And then , unless they had sufficient funds to buy several stocks , they might not be spreading their investment sufficiently . |
| 10 | She realised she might not be helping her cause , but it was satisfying to get the anger off her chest . |
| 11 | They might not be doing your figure or teeth a lot of good , but there is no proof that they trigger acne . |
| 12 | If I start to get mad , I 'll just be banging my head against the wall . |
| 13 | You 'll have to push in , they 'll not be looking your way for food . ’ |
| 14 | She 'll soon be sharing his bed at this rate . |
| 15 | ‘ If that 's what you want , but you 'll soon be changing your mind . |
| 16 | Cecily the courtesan might still be plying her trade . |
| 17 | ‘ And if you deliver , you 'll also be guaranteeing your brother 's job . |
| 18 | ‘ You might even be doing her harm by trying to interfere . ’ |
| 19 | The more a nation 's companies locate factories abroad , the smaller will be that country 's recorded exports , yet its manufacturers may still be expanding their share of world markets . |
| 20 | You 'd rather be doing your job than anything else in the world . |
| 21 | Now , what I 'd like to do , I mean it 's only sun shining out there so you 'd only be wasting your time anyway , I 'd like to consult you about moving on and getting in the next four motions on union organization . |
| 22 | Simply send off your entry form and you could soon be celebrating your success with , naturally , a glass of Champagne ! |
| 23 | IF THE ROMANS HAD NUCLEAR POWER , WE 'D STILL BE GUARDING THEIR WASTE |
| 24 | Those same elderly men and women , in pastel slacks and tennis shoes , who play the machines on the Fort McDowell reservation could also be losing their money at Turf Paradise , or at the greyhounds down the street . |
| 25 | Hendry , who has not won a ranking event this season but could well be timing his peak to perfection with the world championship less than six weeks away , followed up with a break of 105 to lead 3-0 . |
| 26 | For example , when children show off in front of strangers they may really be communicating their uncertainty , even ( paradoxically ) their shyness . |
| 27 | If the cycles matter most , then we may well be wasting our time with long-range forecasting . |
| 28 | As it is , I think every hour that passes increases the risk of your not seeing your daughter again whether you pay the ransom or not , and that by paying you may well be signing her death warrant . |
| 29 | I was being utterly foolish ; my duty was to stay on , do A-levels , and go on to Oxford or Cambridge ( which took an extra term ) ; the local grammar school was not good enough to fulfil this latter purpose and if I went there , I would only be throwing my education away ; and , besides , did I not realise that , in the face of difficulties , one should never give up , but struggle on and thus establish a superior strength of character ? |
| 30 | In fact , so impressed am I with his performance that I shall personally be paying his train fare from Birmingham twice a week . |