Continuous infinitive

in

e.g. I can recollect yet how I loved him; and can dimly imagine I could still [u]be loving[/u] him if - No, no! (E.Bronte)

gives more prominence to the idea of the continuity of her love, and this is obviously much stronger than the mere statement that love might still be there now. The stylistic difference is thus unquestionable, but there would See m to be also a grammatical difference. The <meaning> of the continuous aspect is well brought out here, though the lexical meaning of the verb love would See m to go against it.

Source: Ильиш Б.О. Строй современного английского языка. 2-е изд. Л., 1971. – С. 130

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Continuous participle

is occasionally found, but this use appears to be obsolete:

e.g. The younger Miss Thorpes [u]being[/u] also [u]dancing[/u], Catherine was left to the mercy of Mrs Thorpe and Mrs Allen, between whom she now remained. (J.Austin)

e.g. Catherine had no leisure for speech, [u]being[/u] at once [u]blushing[/u], [u]tying[/u] her gown, and [u]forming[/u] wise resolutions with the most violent dispatch. (J.Austin)

The use of the continuous participles See ms to be a means of giving prominence to the fact that the actions indicated were actually happening at that very moment.

Source: Ильиш Б.О. Строй современного английского языка. 2-е изд. Л., 1971. – С. 131

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Continuous infinitive passive

can only be used occasionally, with a strong stylistic colouring

Source: Blokh M.Y. A Course of Theoretical English Grammar. 4th ed. M., 2003. p. 118

e.g. Despite initial concerns, the MyParty virus See ms to be being contained with only a few thousand reports so far. (BBC)

e.g. Little has been heard of Saddam Hussein since he was captured at the end of last year but he is believed to be being held at an undisclosed location in Iraq. (BBC)

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Perfect continuous infinitive passive

can only be used occasionally, with a strong stylistic colouring

Source: Blokh M.Y. A Course of Theoretical English Grammar. 4th ed. M., 2003. p. 118

e.g. Around a quarter (23.0%) \[of separate houses in Queensland\] were being rented. Flats and townhouses were far more likely to have been being rented (71.5% and 63.0% respectively) than houses. (Queensland Govt)

[url]http://www.oesr.qld.gov.au/data/briefs/c01/tenure_type_c01.pdf[/url]

e.g. Now we know from the documents that we have in Exhibit 37-A, that \[ventilation\] surveys See m to have been being done about once a month up until … February.

[url]http://libmain.stfx.ca/newlib/collections/westray/transcripts/jul11.pdf[/url]

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