Example sentences of "[adv] being [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's bad enough being stuck in here without our not getting on as well . |
| 2 | It was bad enough being frustrated on the bench while Dewi took over as first choice but at least you are involved every day . |
| 3 | So , so being desirous of the truth would be the sort of thing that would |
| 4 | Being unpleasant is often the only thing they are good at , and so being successful at it makes them feel important . |
| 5 | This is strongly implied in John chapter 6 where the Spirit is brought closely into relation with ‘ eating his body and drinking his blood ’ and so being confident of dwelling in Christ , being fed by him , and being raised up by him at the last day ( 6:54,56,63 ) ; just as he is in chapter 3:3–8 in connection with the new birth . |
| 6 | Out here in Japan we tend to get info on the football on a wing and prayer so being able to be part of this listing is great for this Leeds supporter . |
| 7 | Anyway , I 'm only being friendly with Dr Rafaelo so that he 'll arrange a meeting for me with the handsome Miguelito . |
| 8 | For many years , as a result of the reduction in the flow of the Painswick Stream coupled with the silting up of the mill pond , this had been used on a 50:50 basis with a gas engine , sufficient water only being available for half a day 's working . |
| 9 | She felt utterly trapped in her small , cramped frog 's body , her knees felt bent in the wrong place and her arms were too short , and it was quite terrifying trying to speak and only being capable of a hoarse croaking sound . |
| 10 | They had to adapt their movements to cover a larger space which was like a box with one side only being open to public gaze . |
| 11 | We have kept to the original theme of our estate because we believe it is only being fair to those who have chosen to live here . ’ |
| 12 | No , the fans were only being impatient with three false starts and directed their anger at 30-year-old Johnson for causing the final one . |
| 13 | Perhaps you still think I 'm merely being vengeful towards a dead scholar who ca n't answer for herself . |
| 14 | Affirming that " practically every leader agrees that negotiation is the key to reconciliation , peace and a new and just dispensation " , and in support of the government 's " declared intention to normalise the political process … without jeopardizing the maintenance of good order " , de Klerk announced changes which he said removed some of the most important obstacles to negotiation , namely ( i ) the lifting of the ban on the ANC , the PAC , the SACP and a number of subsidiary organizations ; ( ii ) the release of those imprisoned for membership of one of these banned organizations ( but not members imprisoned for politically motivated crimes involving violence ) ; ( iii ) the abolition of the media emergency regulations and of the education emergency regulations , although restrictions would remain on " visual material pertaining to scenes of unrest " ; ( iv ) the removal of restrictions imposed on 33 organizations under the state of emergency , including the National Education Crisis Committee , the United Democratic Front ( UDF ) , the Congress of South African Trade Unions ( COSATU ) and an extreme right-wing group , Die Blanke Bevrydingsbeweging van Suid-Afrika ; ( v ) the lifting of personal restrictions imposed on 374 people already released from detention ; and ( vi ) a six-month limit on detention without charge under the emergency regulations , with detainees henceforth being entitled to legal representation and their own choice of medical attention . |
| 15 | In a study of the Panamanian rain forest tree , Tetragastris panamensis ( Burseraceae ) , visited by a wide range of animals , it was found that three mammal species accounted for over 97% of the seeds removed from the tree , the howler monkey ( Allouatta palliata ) alone being responsible for 74% . |
| 16 | This contract is made between ourselves and yourselves as principals , we alone being liable to you for its performance . |
| 17 | Already I was wishing I 'd never been to see Angy , even though I knew how much being estranged from his family had hurt him and it would mean a lot to him to get the ring back . ’ |
| 18 | Segal describes the ‘ powerful and effective ’ voices of black feminism , and argues that ‘ paying more attention to the needs of Black women on a practical and descriptive level , constantly being vigilant about old assumptions that ‘ we ’ women are white , has become an important aspect of feminism in the eighties ' . |
| 19 | But such generalizations as these , while perhaps being applicable to a few individuals of each country , can reasonably be said to be prejudiced statements based on inadequate sampling . |
| 20 | and I 'm sure that there must be listeners who are very interested in this , perhaps as parents , or perhaps being involved in education , is there any book or booklet they can get hold of to learn a bit more about the subject ? |
| 21 | Gili is perhaps being charitable in forgetting Cantona 's fit of pique at a charity match against Torpedo Moscow four years ago . |
| 22 | If the users participate more , perhaps being responsible for the design , then they are far more likely to be satisfied with and be committed to the system once it is implemented . |
| 23 | And yet I do n't think there 's anybody in this room who could last a minute in a ring with a sumo wrestler because obviously being fit for sumo wrestling is quite different from being fit for sprint running , you need a completely different physique . |
| 24 | For example , suppose cc necessitated e , e thus being necessary to cc , and that cc consisted in c and c " . |
| 25 | Here , the blades are already being depressed at the rear of the disc by the stick deflection ( Fig. 4.4 ) and the tailboom is being suddenly forced upwards by striking the ground . |
| 26 | The faster heart rates may therefore have resulted from the babies already being small in mid-gestation . |
| 27 | Teachers are seen not to display the observer 's own preferred skills ; so they are diagnosed as not being competent in their use . |
| 28 | But I 'm not being cool to be kind . |
| 29 | He thus unjustly extorted a great sum of money from the men of the bailiwick , not being content with any mode of lawing , saying , if the right leg was lawed , the left leg ought to be lawed , and vice versa , and if all the feet were lawed , saying falsely that this was against the assize and the tenor of the king 's Charter . |
| 30 | Waugh himself ca n't be blamed for the wrenching out of a context that might have helped us to understand whether he is referring to unhappy women , rendered so by not being content with their lot , or men , who are now being forced to lend a hand with the Hoover . |