Example sentences of "[verb] [being] [verb] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Others love a day by the sea or an afternoon in the country ; and many most enjoy being taken to the homes of relatives or friends for a meal . |
| 2 | Nor did she like being summoned to the cabin next door , but Penrose was a leading Wren . |
| 3 | he does n't l like being tied to the bench does he ? |
| 4 | NOTE Men may not like being taken to the toilet by a woman , nor a woman by a man . |
| 5 | To avoid being taken to the cleaners , Which ? suggested the best way of getting good results was to hire a firm recommended by word of mouth . |
| 6 | Yet it is probably fair to suggest that few people could have been immune from the implications of the party struggle at Westminster , since decisions taken by the central government often had a direct affect on ordinary people 's lives , and few people could have avoided being exposed to the political controversies of the day through the various media of propaganda . |
| 7 | Job evaluation and performance-related pay are not in themselves threatening , but is thought being given to the implications , and is anyone taking an overall view ? |
| 8 | Would you mind being introduced to the Aged now ? |
| 9 | Mrs Thatcher , in effect , did not anticipate being linked to the monetary system of an increasingly interventionist Europe in her political lifetime . |
| 10 | Therefore , if the call was priced at 20p then the put must be priced at 8p ( the prices in the traded options market being quoted to the nearest half-penny ) . |
| 11 | A Nottinghamshire miner 's daughter remembers being taken to the fair by a ninety-year-old great-grandfather , a very big man , bony man . |
| 12 | Rollo loved being taken to the gilt and plush ambience of Rules in Covent Garden , to which his riposte was Lock-Obers in Boston , which he protested was not so good . |
| 13 | Modernity has been a bit like that in the last thirty years , except that as the story progresses , faster and faster — with many Enlightenment doctrines reappearing in new form — new lines keep being added to the narrative so that no one knows how the story will end . |
| 14 | Irene Pitt had her lunch with Christopher , saw that he was deeply preoccupied with his election chances , not thinking about her at all , and wondered if she was going to enjoy being married to a politician . |
| 15 | Secondly , he may provide for the premium to be decapitalised , either at a fixed number of years ' purchase or at the rate prevailing at the time of the subletting , with the amount thus calculated being added to the rent reserved by the sublease for the purposes of the rent review under the headlease . |
| 16 | Many of the conscripted literacy teachers resented being sent to the countryside and their impact was more often than not damaging . |
| 17 | Surveys are now showing that many people would prefer not to be treated if continuation of their life means being strapped to a machine . |
| 18 | Well , I can still vaguely recall being taken to the hospital where my father was dying . |
| 19 | In the last eight years , 62 projects have being supported to the tune of £20.5m . |
| 20 | Princess Margaret is photographed being welcomed to the Queen 's by general manager Mr Jim Stephenson . |