Example sentences of "be [vb pp] alive in " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( A frog can be boiled alive in water that is brought to boil slowly . ) |
| 2 | If one had to worry about one 's actions in respect of other people 's ideas , one might as well be buried alive in an ant heap or married to an ambitious violinist . |
| 3 | Earthworms can also be stored alive in damp leaf mould placed in an icecream tub which has had small holes punched in the lid . |
| 4 | Even with supplementary feeding , only a few dolphins can be kept alive in such small reserves , which may not be enough to maintain an adequate gene pool . |
| 5 | If this is true , it is the more important that active approaches and positive attitudes prevail , if enjoyment in books is to be kept alive in the face of more passive forms of entertainment . |
| 6 | Cruzan 's parents contended that their daughter would not wish to be kept alive in her present state and argued for the right to end her life . |