Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [being] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm sorry about being in a mood Saturday but I was n't really in a mood with you . |
| 2 | I 'm sorry about being in a mood on Saturday but I was n't really in a mood with you . |
| 3 | I 'm sure that rule is wrong about being on all play . |
| 4 | That was because I was afraid of being like them . ’ |
| 5 | I mean , I 'm sure my mother does but I never believed her , I was always afraid of being like her and I 'm such a disappointment to her , so hopeless and not beautiful , not like my grandmother . |
| 6 | I think our problem here is it gets so windy with being on the corner . |
| 7 | It was entirely different from being on an out-station . |
| 8 | There may be occasions when we feel ourselves in favour of particular activities that are defined as crimes ; but that is entirely different from being in favour of crime . |
| 9 | Hopefully he 's interested in being in this band that we 're trying to put together . |
| 10 | Since the awareness from which we recoil is constantly being forced on us by pain or misfortune , no doubt many or most people can take every opportunity they have to avoid the unpleasant without being in any danger of becoming more aware of the bright side than the dark . |
| 11 | She 's truthful and spontaneous without being at all pushy or loud . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's actually made me quite nervous about being in London . |
| 13 | He was hatched and hand reared at Birdland in Bourton on the Water , by penguin keeper Maureen Hewitt , who says that the Harry still feels a bit insecure about being with adult penguins and loves a reassuring hug . |
| 14 | It is compounded when several people are involved in the aggravated taking of a vehicle — my hon. Friend the Member for Meriden ( Mr. Mills ) said that such people were not content with being in a car but wanted to be in the boot as well — and by the speed and lethal power of the Cosworths and other vehicles which they steal . |
| 15 | I felt I was fortunate in being in a position to brighten the lives of radio listeners . |
| 16 | Hypnosis is akin to being in love in that the same sapping of the subject 's initiative takes place , even more so as there is no possibility of sexual satisfaction , which exists as a possibility even in unrequited love relationships . |
| 17 | Their smiles were like a knowing wink : sussed and street-wise without being in the least dour or po-faced . |
| 18 | It 's not that he 's unfriendly or awkward or rude , merely uncomfortable at being in the spotlight without a character to hide behind . |
| 19 | His secretary , Shirley , smirks from behind her desk , self-righteous at being at her post before the boss , even though she is at this moment inspecting her face in a compact mirror . |
| 20 | but you were keeping warm by being under co , in a bit of a cover you see |
| 21 | Otherwise I 'll pay for the fine for being on a yellow line . |
| 22 | To cut a long story short , I was given an additional three days behind the door , with a £1 fine for being in receipt of an illegal letter , even though it was put into my hand . |
| 23 | There is plenty of scope for walking or climbing in the Outer Isles and on the mainland , and the exercise is often welcome after being in the cramped quarters of a small boat . |
| 24 | He felt only too conscious of being in a cinema , on a seat with a broken spring , inhaling rank , second-hand air , his eyes smarting from cigarette-smoke , and his head throbbing with the heat . |
| 25 | Charlie might have quite enjoyed the lesson if Trentham had n't left the impression that none of them was worthy of being in the same regiment as himself . |
| 26 | Normally made of terracotta , to hold the ashes of the deceased , these urns were unusual in being of lead , with lids , and inside having a second container of glass , also lidded , and sealed with stucco . |
| 27 | Right , he 's an outdoor sales manager , he 's been with T N T eleven years , erm , previous to being with T N T he was on , two sales for seven years , and previous to that he sold diaries , business cards , business gifts . |
| 28 | An older person who has been accustomed to being in charge does n't suddenly stop feeling responsible for other people just because he or she has gone into a Home . |
| 29 | Needless to say this led to several incidents because the cattle came direct from farms and were not accustomed to being in pens or being handled by the general public . |
| 30 | I 'm not less horrified at being with him . |