Example sentences of "[adv] be [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 'd better be getting a move on . |
| 2 | ‘ I better be making a start . |
| 3 | ‘ Ee — well , it 's getting near my time for going home , I think I 'd better be making a move … ’ |
| 4 | That term was automatically held to be satisfied when the effects on the interests of the individual were felt to be serious enough to warrant procedural protection , and this was so whether the context was deprivation of an office , expulsion from a trade association , the destruction of one 's property , or the loss of something which would juridically be called a privilege . |
| 5 | In a medical textbook , the choice between clavicle and collar-bone can justly be called a matter of stylistic variation . |
| 6 | The matter could conceivably be overlooked : either if ( instead of from your last employer ) , you are due to get a pension from an earlier employer ; or if you will only be receiving a State pension — and not a company pension in addition . |
| 7 | would be slightly different because they , we 'd only be collecting a part of the premium we would n't be collecting their investment part if that 's in arrears . |
| 8 | It 's just that I 've just got too many at , it can only be done a week before |
| 9 | Elsewhere the band choose what can only be called a hardcore bubblegum sound and by the time you get to the final furlong , this regularity means the fizz is starting to fade and you dearly want the guitars to twist and shout and sing . |
| 10 | MYSELF and Marco Polo is a working model of a novel , a clever toy , a verbal tournament , a facetious blueprint for a possible future seriousness : it could only be called a success if its author 's aim was merely to intrigue , and I do not feel that Paul Griffiths can be that crude . |
| 11 | In the North , the bishops pursued the Irish catholic community 's interests in what could only be called a spirit of ‘ pillarization ’ . |
| 12 | My own family was at once strongly nuclear and part of what can only be called a clan . |
| 13 | The philosopher Mark Johnson has recently produced what can only be called a constructivist account of linguistic meaning and reasoning . |
| 14 | Indeed , the primitive matchlocks could only be discharged a maximum of sixteen times during a whole day of battle . |
| 15 | It is this turn to ‘ passivity ’ which remains critical to this very day ; today 's tabloid press can only be reinforcing a process which began well over a century ago . |
| 16 | Obviously something like a car could only be considered a bribe ; on the other hand a vacuum cleaner , say , may be too expensive to give away in bulk but could certainly be offered for comparative testing . |
| 17 | In what can only be considered a plan of Baldrickian cunning , not only will the Board 's coffers be groaning with the weight of money but — and here is the really clever part — fewer people than ever will now be able to observe what a mess the game is really in . |
| 18 | In what can only be considered a plan of Baldrickian cunning , not only will the Board 's coffers be groaning with the weight of money but — and here is the really clever part — fewer people than ever will now be able to observe what a mess the game is really in . |
| 19 | In the case of ( a ) it is likely that the retailer would replace the machine , but his obligation would only be to offer a discount on the price in view of the damaged surface . |
| 20 | A SENIOR Anglican clergyman who declared that sex outside marriage should not necessarily be considered a sin has come under fire . |
| 21 | First , there is the recognition that to trade in categories and interpretations must necessarily be to trade a way not just of perceiving but also of constructing situations . |
| 22 | ‘ Could Beatrice perhaps be getting a bit old in herself , ’ I had suggested , ‘ or could it perhaps be something to do with the accident she had as a child ? ’ |
| 23 | So will you perhaps be wanting a couple of bags , say , of coal to help with the fire ? |
| 24 | Government sources said later that the Commons would shortly be given a chance to debate the provisions in the act which have to be renewed annually . |
| 25 | I am 15 and will shortly be taking a Grade 5 speech and drama exam , in which I intend to read one of the two poems . |
| 26 | British Rail will , however , shortly be letting a contract to renew the signalling at a total cost of £50 million . |
| 27 | We will shortly be mounting a campaign and inviting interested parties to pledge a monthly sum , however large or small into a bank account in the name of Friends of Pet Rescue . |
| 28 | Some time during the next decade ‘ affordable ’ high-definition television ( HDTV ) sets will reach the mass market , in the meantime the European consumer will shortly be offered a variety of ‘ compromise ’ wide-screen TVs , falling somewhere between true HDTV and conventional models . |
| 29 | YOUNGSTERS with severe learning difficulties could soon be enjoying a holiday . |
| 30 | She 'd soon be taking a stroll through the harbour district which is no place for any girl at night , especially a girl with what was supposed to be ten thousand dollars in her purse , and an appointment with a killer . |