Example sentences of "be [verb] it [verb] [adv] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Even when the rides have been erected it seems quite a lot of the fun has vanished .
2 Someone could have put it away or be using it to sweep up a broken wine glass .
3 I do not rightly understand how the medical men could not save him after the accident since you say the cut seemed small and did not appear to trouble him but I have heard that for the blood to be poisoned it takes only a pin-prick and that a cut where there is manure about can have this effect if not noticed .
4 Although it is thought it contained only a small amount of money , there is concern about confidential documents which also went missing .
5 When the paper was removed it lifted up the wax-ground where the pencil had been and exposed the metal .
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