Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] be [v-ing] some [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In ( 19 ) and ( 20 ) we have the less common case of a property extended by an entity , E P ; we continue to assume that a qualified property remains a property : Where we are considering some actual form of words with a view to describing their categorizations and relationships , and especially where the phrases are somewhat more complex , it may be appropriate to partly invert the notation , and to omit the separate representation of the word-meaning , as in ( 21 ) which so depicts the intensional structure of ( 18 ) and ( 19 ) : Qualification is clearly an ordered relation and we shall assume that it is a binary relation ; one of the two elements related is the principal element ( on co-ordination , see Section 1.9 and Chapter 8 ) . |
| 2 | When this song failed to make the impact she clearly expected it to make , she turned to Henry as if she was addressing some Yugoslav peasant and did a lot of the kind of lip and tongue work she had used on Elke , their one and only au pair . |
| 3 | At first Jennifer remained silent , as if she was fighting some immense inner struggle , then quietly she began to explain . |
| 4 | If the adventurers are successful in picking the lock , this trap wo n't be activated , but they will have to be very careful taking out the money without breaking the glass sphere ( no test needed , but you should roll dice as if you were making some secret test just to scare the players ) . |
| 5 | So style what you were talking about when they base ideas , just concentrate on what you are doing cos you 're doing some good work you know when they base ideas on the past , that is looking back , yeah , like see this word retro , going back , right . |
| 6 | It looks as if they were making some slight effort of their own up here to maintain the quality of life . |
| 7 | He nodded a greeting to the other three visitors , who crowded into the cell as if they were playing some bizarre game of sardines . |
| 8 | A horse standing perfectly in the show ring , with its ears nicely pricked , may indicate that it is cross by pressing its lips tightly together , as if it is refusing some nasty-tasting medicine . |
| 9 | It was as if it was harbouring some great consuming sadness and had lost the urge to live . |
| 10 | She seemed fascinated by Benjamin as if he was telling some mysterious tale on a cold winter 's night and she was a spectator , not a party to it . |
| 11 | But if he was playing some bizarre game he was hardly likely to admit it . |
| 12 | He fired his pistol in the air and charged over the top as if he were chasing some errant fox . |
| 13 | He giggled girlishly , as if he were contemplating some impromptu lobotomies , and the beard , which flowed down over the steering wheel , rustled suggestively in the hollow socket of the speedometer . |
| 14 | Steer clear of thick heavy mountain boots , as your feet will tire easily , unless you 're planning some serious winter walking where you might need to use crampons . |
| 15 | has become an increasingly dangerous on this right hand side I have said just now they must try and stop this coming in because he is getting some magnificent balls in to the penalty area and sooner or later they 're gon na concede a goal . |
| 16 | While we 're devising some interesting experimental parameters here 's a relatively basic test for hardware and software compatibility . |
| 17 | It can be frustrating when I 'm pursuing some grand design such as building a shed or planting a hedge ; but I suppose it teaches that life is a process of becoming . |
| 18 | Why am I sad when I 'm getting some new trainers ? |
| 19 | Late one afternoon as I was packing some old boots I had begged with wet slack and tea leaves to use as fuel on the fire the door was flung open and Dad stumbled in . |
| 20 | Julia , delighted to see that the affection between them was solid enough to allow such teasing , said , as though she were considering some knotty legal problem : |
| 21 | Later , when we 're talking some more about the Playboy pictures , I wonder if they are in a similar vein to Madonna 's upcoming book of fantasy photos , the imaginatively titled Sex . |
| 22 | It was almost as though he 's harbouring some silly plan for you — and her . ’ |