Example sentences of "be [adv prt] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the first occasion I had been down to visit an isolated village , on the south face of Kala Agar ridge , that had been abandoned the previous year owing to the depredations of the man-eater , and on the way back had taken a cattle track that went over the ridge and down the far side to the forest road , when , approaching a pile of rocks , I suddenly felt there was danger ahead . |
| 2 | We 're off to join the Provisional Government … in Botany Bay , eh ? ’ the voice behind him laughed dryly . |
| 3 | ‘ Ah , yes , of course , the live-in nanny to look after her while you 're out enjoying the high life . ’ |
| 4 | And er , and they 've they 're out doing the Rocky Horror Show as well . |
| 5 | ‘ And , of course , ’ Alyssia said , laughing , ‘ you make it your duty to point out to them when they 're about to make a horrendous error of judgement ? ’ |
| 6 | When actors say they want to be like Cary Grant , it 's usually a sign they 're about to make the worst movie of their career . |
| 7 | Suppose you 're about to make the last payment on your mortgage . |
| 8 | And you 're about to have a new stepmother . ’ |
| 9 | Off the field , Celtic are playing down weekend speculation that they 're about to announce the first instalment of finance for the Cambuslang stadium development . |
| 10 | We 're about to begin the long hike out to the rim . |
| 11 | In the meantime , I am off to find a loose brick in the local bandstand as a suitable ‘ post box ’ to match the latest Revenue regime in my area . |
| 12 | The agents insist , naturally , that they are out to get a good price . |
| 13 | They are out to have a good time . |
| 14 | And it wo n't just be the pilots who are out to make the best landings . |
| 15 | It appeared then that Adam had actually been out shooting the last time he was here . |
| 16 | While not in a heat Jan would be out encouraging the other competitors . |
| 17 | Fair enough , but some were saying they could nt pass the 11+ exams : - ) O'Leary should be back to provide the lacking experience . |
| 18 | At one point North suddenly remarked , ‘ Well , I 'm not worried , soon I am going to be back commanding a Marine battalion . |
| 19 | In the back of her mind , she had always harboured the thought that Mrs Bennett who , after all , had brought up five children , would be around to play a strong supporting role . |
| 20 | I 'm about to sign a new contract that makes me virtually a Santa Barbara resident , and we locals do n't mix with you tourists ! ’ |
| 21 | Green concerns may well be about to travel the same route . |
| 22 | BT has a 60% stake in Cellnet and observers reckon it could be about to buy the remaining 40% held by Securicor and its sister company Securicor Services . |
| 23 | This increase has raised fears that the United Kingdom may be about to experience a medical malpractice crisis on the lines of the USA . |
| 24 | By the closing weeks of 1950 it seemed that the Chinese might be about to win an outright victory in all of Korea . |
| 25 | I am about to take a long vacation . |
| 26 | I am about to make the first incision . |
| 27 | Scottish Nuclear 's ‘ Follow That Dog ’ sweatshirt are about to set a new trend in Scottish fashion — and we 're giving five away in our special Bulletin competition . |
| 28 | Tottie Pig 's Special Birthday by Vivian French and Clive Scruton ( Walker Books , £6.99 ) is perfect for toddlers who are about to acquire a little brother or sister . |
| 29 | Do these general practitioners not realise that they are about to see a major drop in their incomes ? |
| 30 | I suspect that we are about to witness a similar phenomenon with regard to the chronic complications of diabetes , including coronary artery disease , due to comprehensive patient care with special emphasis on control of blood glucose , blood pressure , lipids and a decline in the prevalence of cigarette smoking . |