Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [verb] [adv prt] in the " in BNC.

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1 Lucy crawled out of bed around lunchtime , found her way up to the shower while Josie could be heard moving around in the kitchen , and could n't resist leaving aside her own hard soap and supermarket shampoo in order to freeload a few squirts and squeezes of the gels , mousses and lotions that stood on the tiled windowsill .
2 Despite all the hype , hate and hysteria that has gone before , something magical and mysterious can still be heard shuffling around in the dark , and this celebration is the spotlight that picks it out .
3 Then they will be expected to turn out in the afternoon heat to suit the peak viewing times of European television viewers .
4 They 're supposed to It 's supposed to be written written down in the in the book .
5 The women were to be seen hanging around in the yard talking quietly or trying to wash to get a few more rags to the pawnshop .
6 She moved purposefully away to the group who lay in the darkness under the cypress trees , or sat on the walls and steps of the garden , and began to activate them so that a light dress , or white pair of jeans could be seen jigging about in the night that had suddenly fallen .
7 Obviously , this is too valuable a tradition to be allowed to die out in the century that has seen more restriction of public access to land than any previous period of history , including the Enclosures .
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