Example sentences of "but being [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But being trained to use your singing voice is really good . |
| 2 | He never did make it to the Academie , but being made international president of PEN , following Francis King , mattered a lot to him . |
| 3 | Each human being strives to keep himself or herself going in their own particular character , but being made up of parts , those parts which have any kind of individuality also try to keep themselves going . |
| 4 | And so he went from day to day , from one business deal to the next , pouring his heart and soul into his land agency business , trying to forget , always trying to forget , but being made to remember all the more . |
| 5 | The Peckham trucks are said to have given the better ride , but being built up from a number of separate parts , required more frequent maintenance than the Brill trucks , whose main component was a solid forging . |
| 6 | The same circumstances that have brought more attention to the miniatures are no doubt a big factor in the development of a grouping as yet not officially recognized , but being listed and offered by more and more growers . |
| 7 | As Jane Gordon mentioned in her article , there can be no doubt that Marion , fatally injured in a car crash but being kept alive by a machine , wanted her child . |
| 8 | So he had probably left exactly when he meant to leave , intending to attack Terry Place but being killed himself . |
| 9 | But being taught by her made him squirm . |
| 10 | What are servant girls for , but being taught by the Master ? ’ |
| 11 | Looking like you just stepped out of a fashion magazine is not essential , but being dressed in tune with current trends is as important as being aware of current events . |
| 12 | Looking like you just stepped out of a fashion magazine is not essential , but being dressed in tune with current trends is as important as being aware of current events . |
| 13 | But being steeped , like them , in the philosophy that if one did a job at all one might as well do it splendidly — or at least a good deal better than the Braithwaites — he had built a very decent stone school with a walled yard and a tiny house attached for the use of the teacher , where anyone who paid him rent for his mill-cottages or any of his other employees who resided elsewhere might send their children — to suit the convenience of the teacher — free of charge . |
| 14 | Enjoyment obviously does derive from performing successfully for the side but being determined to enjoy the occasion , be it a wet Northampton Monday or a NatWest Final , should n't be reliant solely on personal success . |
| 15 | The test discrimination between tone and clicker ( say ) is aided by the fact that the two stimuli evoke different expectancies ( are associated with different reinforcers ) , these expectancies not being pre-trained but being formed during the course of the discrimination itself . |
| 16 | All of a sudden the issue is not sex , but being seen . |
| 17 | ‘ But being brought up in a strictly Christian home , I 'm so disgusted with myself I feel I 've got to hide it and atone for it with ‘ good works ’ . ’ |
| 18 | A few of the men were pointing at him , struggling as if to go to his aid but being restrained by their companions and womenfolk . |
| 19 | So she was not only watching but being watched when she thought she was by herself , when she was taking her clothes off and putting them on and so on . |
| 20 | Hambury was no paradise , but being buried alive was n't much of an improvement . |
| 21 | But being married to him had taught her that he was not a man who found it easy to forgive and forget — indeed , she was tempted to think that he enjoyed harbouring grudges and taking revenge . |
| 22 | But being left alone was so horrible too . |
| 23 | Paying a fair price for a high-quality service is one thing , but being held to ransom and ripped off is just not acceptable . |
| 24 | If she made no response , he might well climb over the wall all the same , as he had on the previous night ; on the other hand if she went to him and they were caught his offence would be deemed the worse , for being found on Roscarrock property was one thing , but being caught dallying with a servant girl was another . |
| 25 | It developed into rheumatoid arthritis , but being confined to a wheelchair did n't stop Jackie marrying and bringing up three children . |
| 26 | Not the Bar either , but being apprenticed as a solicitor . |
| 27 | Over a million pounds worth of water filtration kit , vital in the North African Desert , but being delivered ast a critical time in relations with the Libyan Government … but that 's not going to stop them . |
| 28 | But being typecast in one of this country 's most popular and lasting soaps did have it setbacks . |
| 29 | ‘ Not working is very disheartening — I do n't want to get to the stage where I do bad parts but being forgotten would be awful . ’ |
| 30 | But being consoled by another mother who seems unfrustrating makes it harder to reconcile the two … ’ . |