Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [prep] being " in BNC.
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| 1 | Five out of seven girls in my street got pregnant without being married . |
| 2 | She told Cleveland coroner Michael Sheffield he became depressed through being out of work and it made him irritable and upset . |
| 3 | After a bit she became used to being stared at , even taking it as a compliment . |
| 4 | ‘ I just got used to being in her shadow and I still thought there were people who did n't reckon I was better , ’ said Smith . |
| 5 | ALEC Stewart made light of being struck on the head by a stone during yesterday 's one-day international defeat at Gwalior . |
| 6 | ALEC Stewart made light of being struck on the head by a stone during yesterday 's one-day international defeat at Gwalior . |
| 7 | Labour has not only neutralised most of those policy areas which make it unpopular ; more importantly , it has virtually erased the opportunity for Tories to accuse Labour of being run by the ‘ loony left ’ . |
| 8 | My father — who could n't have been described as a saint by anyone — worked on the docks by day , lived in the pub at night and came home in the early morning because it was the only place he could fall asleep without being disturbed . |
| 9 | It stands accused of being elitist and inaccessible . |
| 10 | but you were keeping warm by being under co , in a bit of a cover you see |
| 11 | ‘ If you mean we do n't know much about being alone because we do n't find it difficult , that 's true . ’ |
| 12 | All this was really good training for Dawn , as it was contributing to her becoming accustomed to being a ‘ captive ’ in the noisy world of humans . |
| 13 | No station was allowed to take a prize in the same class for more than two successive years , but if a station which had done so was deemed worthy of being placed in the same class in a third year , it received a special first-class certificate but no money . |
| 14 | Do n't you think he looks better after being o on that food now ? |
| 15 | But the association has tired of being the sole supporter and other sponsors are needed . |
| 16 | However , a recent innovation looks capable of being used throughout the mouth . |
| 17 | RIO DE JANEIRO ( AP ) — Luis Sales , head of a Brazilian advertising agency , was freed unharmed after being held by kidnappers for two months . |
| 18 | It was surprising that she did not feel embarrassed at being caught in floods of tears . |
| 19 | It achieves this by being a quick survey and appraisal of the history book and by immediately establishing a perspective from which you can view the book . |
| 20 | Indeed , he believed his skull to be so exceptional that he willed that after his death it be given to a doctor for examination , but nineteenth century sentiment and regulations prevented this from being carried out . |
| 21 | An increase in motoring costs would also bring revenue to the government , and could be made acceptable by being earmarked for corresponding improvements to public transport . |
| 22 | As early as 1488–89 , an Act dealing with the Isle of Wight declared that it had been made desolate by being turned into pasture , and that it could not long be defended from the King 's enemies . |
| 23 | She had felt fortunate in being able to please herself where she lived . |
| 24 | lives or is that talking about they 've approached straight line that 's already there in heaven , in other words , the , the , you know that the understanding which I have it from this bible is er that seems to be suggesting that er that 's talking about apos the apostles ' lives before they died , our spiritual lives with brightest ones who have at that er point been made perfect by being prepared to go where they 're going |
| 25 | The new is made comfortable by being made familiar since it is seen as having evolved from the forms of the past . ’ |
| 26 | Stella seemed unimpressed at being given a rule so early in the season . |
| 27 | It was made famous by being used at a remembrance service for Falklands dead . |
| 28 | Tt , cos I do n't want to be made redundant by being awkward |
| 29 | This in turn makes the parents feel unhappy about being a burden , and not being loved and respected in the way they had expected . |
| 30 | This example might seem unrealistically pessimistic , as a new band may feel confident of being able to record and release their album in just a few months , with money from sales and royalties quickly starting to now in . |