Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] being [verb] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this is true , it would have conferred upon him at least one important qualification for being the Messiah , or for being presented as such . |
| 2 | Would-be ambassadors thus continued to be trained , in so far as they were trained at all , by the time-honoured method of acting as secretaries to older and more experienced diplomats , or by being attached in some subordinate capacity to one of their country 's embassies abroad . |
| 3 | The tradesman who put him there knew this , and hoped that by being removed to such unfamiliar and unpleasant surroundings his debtor would soon see the sense of agreeing to do what would immediately return him to the comparative comfort of his own home , namely to surrender , in settlement of his debt , the real estate which the law did not allow the trader to touch . |
| 4 | After hearing the tapes , and being satisfied that they contained no breach of confidence , the Government discontinued the action and the BBC was finally able to broadcast " My Country Right or Wrong " , six months after it had originally been scheduled , and after being forced in this fashion to submit it for State " vetting " . |
| 5 | ‘ ( 1 ) The Bank may , on an application duly made in accordance with section 8 above and after being provided with all such information , documents and reports as it may require under that section , grant or refuse the application . |
| 6 | He was fair , snub-nosed and freckled ; she was dark , her hair lank and straight and despite being exposed to all weathers her skin was pale . |
| 7 | Other writers answered the question of the universality of sign language with less certainty : ‘ though all nations do not use the same mode of signs , one having a knowledge of the signs herein delineated will experience little , if any difficulty in understanding other modes , and of being understood by those who use a different mode ’ ( Michaels , quoted in Battison and Jordan , 1976 : 54 ) . |