Example sentences of "already be [v-ing] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By 1920 the government had already been giving public support to 7,667,769 children in need . |
| 2 | In the 1940s an interest in genetic studies came to the fore , although several German investigators had already been following this line for some years . |
| 3 | But it will be hard to tell today 's workers , who already are paying big payroll taxes to finance today 's pensioners ( far bigger than those pensioners themselves paid ) that they will not enjoy the same level of benefits when they retire . |
| 4 | But she will probably already be experiencing more loneliness than they imagine , for much as she may enjoy her parent 's company , she will also have a need for other friendships and contacts with the world outside the home , and these may be very difficult for her to achieve . |
| 5 | ‘ A Government with any heart and sense would already be pursuing that strategy . ’ |
| 6 | Adding another five years to any possible sentence seems pointless , especially as some of those involved may already be serving that length of time . |
| 7 | If the sex you have with women avoids blood or vaginal fluid getting into your bloodstream , or vice versa , then you will already be practising safer sex . |