Example sentences of "to be [adv] alive " in BNC.
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| 1 | I felt about me ; and my hands came in contact with several fishes , some of which seemed to be still alive , for they squirmed in my fingers , and slipped back to my feet . |
| 2 | When my father arrived in Abyssinia in mid-December 1909 to take up his post as British Minister in charge of the Legation , the Emperor Menelik , the greatest ruler the country had known for centuries , was reported to be still alive ; but no one knew for certain , and all men asked what would happen when he died . |
| 3 | Miss Milward chipped in : ‘ Of course , if the first wife turned out to be still alive and willing to testify , that would be even better . ’ |
| 4 | To consume , therefore , is to be fully alive , and to remain fully alive we must continuously consume . |
| 5 | Despite the ‘ wisteria ’ , cricket has come to be quietly alive to capitalism . |