Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] [adj] [prep] [being] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Put him in a coach now and by morning Russell might be used to being close to white people again . |
2 | He had designed the first ‘ luxury ’ cinemas in the land , the most famous of which was the Regent in Brighton , showing that you could be lavish without being vulgar . |
3 | ‘ Though , of course , he added , ‘ a thing may be original without being good . ’ |
4 | Unlike Hegel , Marx believed that under advanced communism everybody would be capable of being multi-faceted , thoroughly rounded individuals , realizing their essence through creative labour . |
5 | For all their disappointment , they would be proud of being involved in an epic Test first time out . |
6 | Leaders in many contexts can be effective without being visionary , and their organizations may be happier places . |
7 | Understanding this connection between the form and the function of language will help us to explain how stretches of language , like the request for help with the cat , can be coherent without being cohesive ; it will also help us as language teachers . |
8 | Understanding this connection between the form and the function of language will help us to explain how stretches of language , like the request for help with the cat , can be coherent without being cohesive ; it will also help us as language teachers . |
9 | Taxation can be redistributive without being progressive . |
10 | We can be happier without being happy . |
11 | You can be smart without being clever . |