Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] [being] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some people found that being in a crowd aggravated tinnitus . |
| 2 | He liked the straw mattress and pulled out a small leather pouch which Corbett recognised as being in common use by clerks in the Chancery or envoys on their travels . |
| 3 | The middle-aged mother , however , who has dependants , a job , a mortgage and a car — all the trappings of the standard nuclear family , but without the visible support of the person normally responsible for such things — is generally treated like a rabid dog , something acknowledged as being in the neighbourhood but to be avoided at all costs . |
| 4 | ‘ Thanks , Leith , ’ he said quietly , and added emotionally , ‘ Lord , I always thought that being in love would be a wonderful time ! |
| 5 | Nevertheless , this list covers a group of people whom Mrs Whitehouse and the NVALA saw as being in the frontline of the attack on established values . |