Example sentences of "be [adv] [v-ing] [prep] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed to be slowly creeping into her groin and up … up into her stomach . |
| 2 | Since you will be constantly referring to your picture for colour reference I would recommend keeping it under glass and just taping the sides very firmly to stop the flowers being damaged . |
| 3 | Having come this great distance to intercede for her father , she now seemed instead to be constantly arguing with his shade . |
| 4 | I suppose he does n't want to be seen to be just reacting to your letter he 's obviously started doing these things off his own bat anyway has n't he ? |
| 5 | You want to be home looking after your business . ’ |
| 6 | She had been out with her boy friend on one occasion and her parents had tried to be more accepting of her relationship with him . |
| 7 | Pornography , however , appears to be both growing in its availability , and in the violence of its content . |
| 8 | Half the bar seemed to be indulgently waiting for her opinion . |
| 9 | Tralhaut comments that he seemed to be almost glorying in his failure to break down the barriers and ‘ storm the fortress ’ of his love 's frozen heart . |
| 10 | Just the way you once wished it could when you were regretting the good old days when a man could keep his unsuitable mistress hidden away , knowing she 'd be there waiting upon his pleasure , whenever he felt the urge and could spare the time to see her . |
| 11 | Not that she 'd be actually knocking on his door , of course — if indeed it was his door — but certainly that she was likely to meet him . |