Example sentences of "being [vb pp] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead of being coerced or bludgeoned into submission , the Celtic Church was simply subsumed . |
| 2 | Not being heard or listened to is something that elderly people can find frightening . |
| 3 | Theodora was faced with the usual dilemma of such contrivances , did one hammer on the outer door ( there seemed to be no bell ) and risk not being heard or did one penetrate to the inner door proper and risk being judged intrusive ? |
| 4 | So assertive is just being clear in what you want being prepared to keep going until you 've got something along those lines rather than letting people dismiss you or make you feel as though they 've dismissed you and your point not being considered i.e. your point not being heard or going away feeling that your point you did n't have a fair crack because you did n't give your point properly . |
| 5 | For the purposes of Clause ( 4 ) of the Agreement , in the event of glass ) being broken or fuel pumps damaged as a result of a collision or an attempt to avoid a collision between two or more vehicles , the intention is that the Immobile Property Insurer shall only recover in total 75% of their loss provided that they have signed this Agreement with the Insurers of the vehicles concerned . |
| 6 | Thus , for basic civic rights like not being enslaved or imprisoned without trial , people should need only to be people . |
| 7 | Do n't wait for it Appleton if you want to save your insipid self from being punctured or badly handled all you can Do for the Better of our ESTEEMED BURMA is GET OUT ! |
| 8 | I keep hearing of people being sacked or getting out . |
| 9 | It is inevitable and right that if we are to make God real for ourselves we must , to a considerable degree , speak of Him in human terms , which is what the Bible does when it speaks of Him as repenting , changing His mind , being provoked or made angry or sorrowful . |
| 10 | The US Secretary of State , James A. Baker , however , stated before the House of Representatives foreign affairs committee on Feb. 6 that there was no evidence of repatriated Haitians being persecuted or ill-treated after their return . |
| 11 | Quarrelling might well increase in frequency if each child observes the other being reprimanded or getting the parent even temporarily — to take his or her side . |
| 12 | we were close when I was in Washington , and whichever way you slice it he wo n't want my brother being buggered or beaten up in a New York jail . ’ |
| 13 | The meeting with Picasso , which probably took place around the time this picture was being painted or soon after , must have encouraged him in turning his back completely on Fauvism . |
| 14 | A few very mature groups can meet together and are able to state openly how they feel without their feelings being manipulated or exploited by other members . |
| 15 | In this case the present value of the dividends will differ , depending on whether they are being received or paid , and the no-arbitrage condition becomes a no-arbitrage band : ( S - D p ) ( 1+r ) |
| 16 | Then , where δ is the fraction so that the Goldbach–Rehage formula above becomes or This can be written in terms of , the relaxation time at the glass temperature , since where is a shift factor and Hence or , if the material is being heated or cooled at a rate we have where is the decrement of the expansion coefficient of the glass and , as before . |
| 17 | Suppose a blob of fluid , as shown in Fig. 20.5(1) , is marked in some way , for example by being heated or dyed . |
| 18 | Nothing changes through being hated or denied . |
| 19 | Often on a business transfer , parties to contracts with the vendor will need to consent to or agree to the contract being assigned or novated to the purchaser . |
| 20 | I experienced my hands being numb and slightly swollen , then being pressed or clasped by an unseen force . |
| 21 | Some countries have a bad reputation for crime and expatriates are naturally concerned about their chances of being mugged or having their home burgled . |
| 22 | ‘ With many people 's desires to move being delayed or not taking place because of job and housing difficulties there may well be demands to make cities more acceptable or even attractive places to live , ’ said Miss Hughes . |
| 23 | For women receiving Supplementary Benefit the thought of having their money ‘ cut-off ’ ( e.g. through the cohabitation ruling ) or of Giro orders being delayed or stolen is a constant worry . |
| 24 | A point could be reached where the cost of meeting such conditions may result in the development of the site being delayed or abandoned . |
| 25 | There is always the risk of an ear being torn or chewed , and records should be kept of the animals in each cage . |
| 26 | Following the case of Re Beecham Group Ltd 's Application there seems to be a good chance of any restriction contained in a s.52 agreement being modified or discharged on application ; the Tribunal in that case modifying a restriction contained in a s.52 agreement to allow development , on the basis that the local authority would suffer no injury if the restriction was modified . |
| 27 | That alone makes the patterns in social relations more complicated , but in addition we must analyse processes of change to judge how far the character of these structures is being modified or even transformed . |
| 28 | This was like a general who had lost a battle or some important territory being disciplined or shot . |
| 29 | The Act provides that where ‘ a constable has reasonable grounds for suspecting that any offence which is not an arrestable offence has been committed or attempted , or is being committed or attempted , he may arrest the relevant person if it appears to him that service of a summons is impracticable or inappropriate because any of the general arrest conditions is satisfied ’ . |
| 30 | Tail whisking is one of the movements which has taken on expressive value , becoming emancipated from its original function of removing flies : horses whisk their tails at anything they want to remove from their vicinity , such as other horses , inept grooms or riders , or even irritating conditions such as being confined or tied up . |