Example sentences of "[be] [prep] be [vb pp] alive " in BNC.
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| 1 | You are to be kept alive . |
| 2 | You are to be kept alive . ’ |
| 3 | We are to be buried alive under charters . |
| 4 | Only Fand was attacked ; Ruth guessed she and Adam were to be taken alive . |
| 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 | He referred to Inwood , whose name was to be kept alive at the new hospital , and which had been likened to a ‘ five star hotel ’ , and where patients had particular cause to be grateful to the town 's GP 's who were so conveniently on hand at the Health Centre . |
| 7 | If the calf was to be kept alive the course of action was clear and time was critical . |