Example sentences of "[noun prp] [modal v] [adv] [verb] [prep] being " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bob Kernohan would not object to being called a very conservative Conservative . |
| 2 | ‘ He 's like a lighthouse , ’ Mickey Aronson whispered to Ada ; and , indeed , Mickey 's comparison was well chosen , for the smile of pride Max Klein could not suppress at being the baaleboss for such a momentous occasion seemed to reach his lips only after first puffing out his chest . |
| 3 | Rather puzzlingly , the EEC would sometimes revert to being low voltage , activated , while the subject was still plainly asleep . |
| 4 | Public debt as a proportion of GDP is already rising steeply ; and if this is allowed to go unchecked , Britain would quickly change from being a low debt to a high debt country with a burden of interest payments which would have serious implications for future levels of taxation . |
| 5 | Public debt as a proportion of GDP is already rising steeply ; and if this is allowed to go unchecked , Britain would quickly change from being a low debt to a high debt country with a burden of interest payments which would have serious implications for future levels of taxation . |