Example sentences of "[prep] being [adj] and [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He accused Mr Lang of being complacent and said the Government needed to invest in creating jobs . |
| 2 | When asked how his release had been arranged Jacobsen and Waite both charged reporters with being irresponsible and endangering the lives of the remaining hostages . |
| 3 | The strengths of the approach are clear : it gets away from being content-dominated and takes the teaching of skills seriously , especially skills of stilling , centredness and attentiveness . |
| 4 | This comes from being self-taught and having a background in church music . |
| 5 | She says : ‘ Maybe men need something that looks like ‘ a proper drink ’ but , as a woman , there is no stigma attached to being sensible and having an orange juice . ’ |
| 6 | With relief , I abandoned any pretence at being clever and became a mystic assistant labourer . |
| 7 | Fish living on the sea bottom benefit by being flat and hugging the contours . |