Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] past " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must be past twelve , for the gentleman , she knew , had arrived after the clock on the coffee-room mantel had struck eleven . |
| 2 | He must be past thirty now , but she would never have believed he could have grown to make such a gross figure of a man . |
| 3 | And then I 'll be past caring . |
| 4 | And as he leaned against the railings he suddenly tasted it , the moment Creed had planned for him , the moment he 'd always longed for , dreaded now , still longed for , and it was burnt sugar , sweet and caustic , on his tongue , it was like the flight of a bird across a window , it was there and it was gone , he could n't dwell on it , he could n't let the terror in , all he knew was what it would do for him , he knew that it would give him membership , he 'd be past the sliding sheet of glass , he 'd finally belong . |
| 5 | He was apparently found to be running a temperature , but after a long season of competing in the best company , he may be past his best . |
| 6 | She tried to imagine what John would be doing ; it would be past the time for office tea but not yet time to go home . |
| 7 | It is based on the food 's minimum life-span — beyond the date shown the product will be past its best . |
| 8 | Most summer displays in handing baskets , window boxes and containers will be past their best now , and can be taken under cover , or used to house winter/spring displays . |