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Example sentences for "being careful"

  • Remove with a dull knife the cloth from the outside and inside of the cover until the two boards are clean, being careful not to cut into the board itself.

  • With cotton batting, apply sweet oil to the part to be stamped, being careful to cover thoroughly this surface with the oil.

  • Whipstitch the 60-pound fly-leaves to the first and last sections of the book, then whipstitch the 80-pound, being careful to pass the needle back through the first section.

  • With the knife, cut the leaf in proper size for work to be done, being careful to make the cuts clean, not ragged.

  • To Make an Unoccupied Bed Remove pillows and bedclothes, one at a time, being careful not to let corners drag on the floor, and put to air.

  • Make a gash through the thickest part of the gizzard as far as the inner lining, being careful not to pierce it.

  • Use the carpet sweeper, being careful not to knock the furniture nor to jar the bed.

  • Wash the head gently and thoroughly with soap, being careful to rinse completely.

  • A very good method is to take ordinary black ink and do the lettering on the sensitive paper before it is printed under the negative, being careful not to scratch the paper.

  • Procure a can cover, similar to that used on coffee cans, and fasten it with solder to the pulley on the motor shaft, being careful to locate it centrally so that it will run smoothly.

  • If the ends are too long and interfere with the next pair, they can be cut off a little with a flat chisel, or knife, being careful not to make them too short, or the pieces will not stay in place.

  • When the basket is dry, the long ends can be cut off close up with a knife, being careful not to cut a weaver.

  • Sew back and forth, leaving a small space in the center, three or four times where the buttonhole is wanted, and cut in the space left, being careful not to cut the stitching.

  • Put the fruit into it and bring to a boil, being careful to remove all the scum.

  • Administer in small doses stimulants (hot coffee, ginger tea, hot sling) being careful not to let the patient choke or strangle.

  • Fill the crust with the cranberry filling, being careful not to let any juice run out.

  • Mix thoroughly with a silver fork, being careful not to let the mixture get pasty.

  • Carefully scoop out the pulp, being careful to leave the shell firm.

  • Stir until the mixture thickens, being careful it does not curdle.

  • Toast a piece of crust of bread nicely, being careful not to burn it.

  • Bake for half an hour, being careful not to dry them up too much.

  • Drop the batter in spoonfuls on a well-buttered pan, being careful to leave room for the cakes to spread.

  • Set on ice for an hour, then drop in spoonfuls on buttered paper, being careful to get them far enough apart so that they will not touch each other.

  • Cold starch is made from starch dissolved in cold water, being careful not to have it too thick.

  • If but a few dozen, or a hundred, are wanted, sow in rows two or three inches apart, being careful to label each correctly.

  • Turn it over after three or four days, and re-stack, being careful to put the former top and sides of the pile now on the inside.

  • When the flat is completed, jar the box slightly to level the surface, and give a thorough watering at once, being careful, however, to bend down the plants as little as possible.

  • To make the handles smooth, wipe them with a cloth that is a little damp, being careful not to touch the blades, as it will tarnish them.

  • Scrape off the skin of the rind, being careful not to scrape any of the green part.

  • Grate the rind of two fresh lemons, being careful not to grate any off the white part.

  • Ink spots may be removed by rubbing them with a woollen cloth, dipped in oil of vitriol and water mixed, being careful not to touch any part of the furniture that is not spotted.

  • Lift the right arm out of the water, being careful to hold it as far away as possible to avoid splashing, the left arm motionless.

  • By being careful not to attempt to breathe while under water, the mouth may be opened to any extent without the least danger of swallowing water.

  • Draw the left arm down to the side of the upper (left) leg, being careful not to bend the elbow.

  • Take off the cylinder head and, with a putty knife or screw driver, scrape the carbonized matter from the cylinder head and top of pistons, being careful to prevent the specks of carbon from getting into the cylinders or bolt holes.

  • He got up at once, and we carried the raft between us across the island, being careful to keep a good distance from the hut, which made the way longer but surer.

  • We crept along, being careful to take cover from the trees and shrubs, and so not following a straight path, but working round somewhat until we came to the back of our fowl-house, whence we could see and overhear what was going on.

  • Melt all together and apply with a paint brush, being careful not to have the wax too hot.

  • Scions for Grafting Scions for grafting should be cut while perfectly dormant and packed in damp moss or sawdust, being careful not to have it too wet.

  • Waxing, Tying, Bagging As soon as the grafts are set, cover the entire wound with grafting wax, being careful to cover the top of the stub well and the sides as far down as the bark is split, and the upper end of the scion.

  • Clean the roe by removing the shreds and strings adhering to it and wash well in cold water, being careful not to break the roe.

  • Cut the grains fine, but only halfway down to the cob; scrape out the remainder of the grains, being careful not to scrape off any of the chaff next to the cob.

  • Pack as solidly as possible, being careful not to bruise or mash soft products.

  • Cut off the head and tail, being careful to leave no more meat than necessary on the parts removed.

  • If the photograph is a portrait commence with the background, washing it all over with a brushful of diluted color, being careful not to get any on the face.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "being careful" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    being again; being alarmed; being apprehended; being baptized; being buried; being deprived; being destroyed; being discovered; being dissolved; being drunk; being eaten; being kept; being known; being late; being moved; being obliged; being one; being read; being related; being unable; being wounded; comparatively large; flying visit; plus grande; poor quality; quite soft