Example sentences of "be [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | AN actress old enough to be drawing her pension begged to play glamorous Scarlett O'Hara in a sequel to Gone With The Wind . |
| 2 | He seemed to be drawing her willing body towards his again , but this time she remembered her vow to resist him . |
| 3 | We shall be drawing our examples from the professional knowledge , not only of teachers , but of media specialists and librarians , because they have much to suggest to us , and because their contributions within schools and without are important to what can be attempted and achieved . |
| 4 | Timothy is hoping they 'll be smelling their best for the start of the show next Monday . |
| 5 | Skipper David Graveney said : ‘ We 'll be finalising our plans in the next couple of weeks . ’ |
| 6 | Every parent knows how desperate it must be to lose their child . ’ |
| 7 | Should children with defective vision be resting their eyes ? |
| 8 | Instead David , a pupil at Larne Grammar School , will be resting his voice as opportunity does n't knock after all . |
| 9 | I will be contacting their doctors so this whole episode will be conducted under medical supervision . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ If that is the case then I shall be contacting my advisers . |
| 11 | Once his appearance has been changed to identify him with the group ( it may be dyeing his hair shocking pink or wearing a big badge ) , then not only will other people assume that he has agreed to all the ideas and implications of the movement but he himself will be more likely to feel this to be true , even to throw all doubt to the four winds without further investigation . |
| 12 | ‘ If you buy direct from a charity then you will be helping their cause . |
| 13 | She realised she might not be helping her cause , but it was satisfying to get the anger off her chest . |
| 14 | We should not be helping our enemies ( in international terms , of course ! ) , but that 's what we are doing by allowing the Exiles to compete in our leagues . |
| 15 | Sotheby 's will be devoting their winter exhibition to ‘ Mosaics from Jordan ’ between 5 and 22 January . |
| 16 | But at the end of the day , there simply is no point in punishing criminals if you ca n't catch them , and I think it is absolutely critical that we should be devoting our attention er , to policing that catches criminals and prevents crime , and I entirely support the , the points just made about the er , initiatives within the community particularly in the schools , because I think it is absolutely critical that we er , promote a society where crime should not pay . |
| 17 | It may be to enrich our imaginings . |
| 18 | You , she should n't be using her maths ! |
| 19 | Mr Dunion said , however , that the council should be using its purchasing power to influence suppliers and other organisations to produce and purchase more recycled products , especially paper . |
| 20 | If they can do that they will be using their resources ( including fixed assets ) efficiently . |
| 21 | The result is that they will be using their back muscles , instead of their huge thigh muscles which are much better equipped to do the job . |
| 22 | You are unlikely to be using their services for material to send out to the media , though they could be a useful source of illustrations for internal publications , but you may be able to place some of your material with them for use by other organisations . |
| 23 | There was considerable discussion upon the interpretation of the term " use of force " It was finally agreed that local commanders appeared to be using their discretion in a satisfactory manner … and that it was unwise to makes any further interpretation . " |
| 24 | It was finally agreed that local commanders appeared to be using their discretion in a satisfactory manner as to the means used to persuade Jugoslavs that they should return to Jugoslavia , and that it was unwise to make any further interpretation . " |
| 25 | Anne and Margaret will be using their talents as writers of reviews to tell us about what we hope will be memorable experiences . |
| 26 | In practice many partners will probably not be using their full relief ) . |
| 27 | Four , you could do nothing at all and leave any course of action to the solicitors comfortable then you should be using their best endeavours to obtain the licence . |
| 28 | Right come the morning arrived and and somebody else I ca n't remember who though , and there we were all ready to go and were walking with the press into the massive great shed where they roll the paper and make it a massive place the size of a couple of football pitches , we were just going in the door and somebody said to me they 're no gon na be using their flash guns are they ? |
| 29 | So our colleagues should n't be wasting our time , they should be using their own party 's internal democracy , there is if there is such a thing . |
| 30 | Several letters have been received from the Institute pointing out how the cost of hiring important speakers would substantially be using their income . |