Example sentences of "[adv] be [vb pp] [v-ing] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a time when a bare ankle could not be shot stepping out of a robe for the implication would be ‘ nakedness ’ , the consequence ‘ sex ’ and the inevitable result — the destruction of the nation . |
| 2 | Well , it should not be taken lying down . |
| 3 | Money , and other valuables , must not be left lying around in classrooms or changing rooms . |
| 4 | Despite all the hype , hate and hysteria that has gone before , something magical and mysterious can still be heard shuffling around in the dark , and this celebration is the spotlight that picks it out . |
| 5 | They can often be seen climbing up creosoted telegraph-poles in a vain search for food . |
| 6 | Obviously there are no simple solutions to a difficult relationship with a demanding parent , but it can often be kept ticking over on a mixture of kindness and firmness and a refusal on your part to come out of your corner for a fight every time she chooses to ring the bell . |
| 7 | The train could now be heard coming up the bank . |
| 8 | It was n't that he was n't playing well , it just seemed like he could n't be arsed chasing back and helping Kelly out , I do n't know if he was knackered though . |
| 9 | I like baths yeah , but I mean , if you want a quick one yeah , you get in there like and you well you think , oh now this is nice , and you ca n't be bothered moving around . |
| 10 | and er I tried getting it off , anyway I thought I ca n't be bothered messing about with it |
| 11 | The drafters of the 1533 act can readily be imagined looking up the statute of Richard II which referred to ‘ varlets called yeomen ’ in the service of lords — the Canon 's Yeoman no less . |
| 12 | Two hours of every night can sometimes be spent backing up data : Miller demands System 10 improve this by an order of magnitude . |
| 13 | Around eight o'clock the sound of distant brass bands can again be heard wafting in through the bedroom windows . |