Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adj] [be] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rather they rely not only to some extent upon judgement and intuition about the future , but also upon personal negotiations and bargaining between the executives , who may be competing with each other for scarce resources and may each be supporting their case with OR and economic models . |
| 2 | While the press welcomed The Big Wheel with open arms , the public were less enthusiastic and they soon fell victim to overwhelming , or should that be underwhelming , apathy . |
| 3 | We should all be exercising , even when we do it badly , even when we cut a ridiculous figure as we job along , puffing and panting . |
| 4 | But there 's no single , proper use of music , no correct hit that we should all be getting . |
| 5 | You may well smirk , but I think we should all be taking our hats off to the man . |
| 6 | The important thing to remember is that we should all be seeking to eat more of the right kinds of food ( foods with health and nutritional properties ) rather than seeking to fit in with someone else 's ideal consumer . |
| 7 | Most experts agree we should all be eating more fish , especially oily fish like Alaska canned salmon |
| 8 | This is , I think , what we should all be aiming for in the future . |
| 9 | Four or five days and it should all be starting |
| 10 | Dad says we should all be reviewing what we give to the Lord 's work . |
| 11 | If a school is to be effective , the staff should all be working in the same direction , rather than pursuing conflicting goals . |
| 12 | It was wonderful that they should all be sitting round the table , laughing . |
| 13 | But we should all be doing something , and the best place to begin is with a prayer every day for God 's blessing on the great work of telling people that God loves them . |
| 14 | Why might this be happening ? |
| 15 | ‘ I grew up supporting Liverpool and they 'll all be wearing red and white on Monday night — even though they 'll be shouting for me . |
| 16 | We probably wo n't need teeth we 'll all be eating gruel all day . |
| 17 | They 'll all be buying briquettes . |
| 18 | Word gets around , they said ; for God 's sake stop — or they 'll all be demanding de Chavigny-style settlements . |
| 19 | You 'd better keep this absolutely hush-hush , you understand , or it 'll all be winging its way across the Atlantic , whilst the London Library replaces its carpets and installs a coffee machine and Cropper sends us another of his nice helpful smiley-regretful Faxes , offering access to the Stant Collection and every possible assistance with microfilm . |
| 20 | They 've got us placed now — if we start moving around , we 'll all be chasing each other all night . |
| 21 | There 's another public site at Hinksey Hill , which is very new , where they 've settled well , and there is about to be a private site out at Frilford , and that site will allow the Vale to be designated and that means that people who are encamped illegally in laybys and bridleways and grass verges can be moved on much more quickly than they can at the moment erm and if we 're not careful they 'll all be moving into West Oxfordshire . |
| 22 | ‘ The Poles , Mexicans and Brazilians are all treating it as their final Olympic trials and though at this moment there are no pacemakers , they 'll all be watching each other and it could be the most interesting race since it began in 1981 . ’ |
| 23 | I 'm sure we 'll all be rooting for our boys in this one , or perhaps not , given that the only people who play it live in small towns in the Pyrenees . |
| 24 | Already gaining popularity in the clubs , if the distributors can operate quickly we 'll all be whistling this over the breakfast table very soon . |
| 25 | Already gaining popularity in the clubs , if the distributors can operate quickly we 'll all be whistling this over the breakfast table very soon . |
| 26 | I take it you 'll all be staying on . ’ |
| 27 | Otherwise they 'll all be doing it . ’ |
| 28 | Give him some and they 'll all be doing it . ’ |
| 29 | Nobody would come — they 'll all be sleeping . |
| 30 | I think that er quite honestly , if so if something does n't happen shortly we 'll all be making ping-pong |