Example sentences of "[be] [not/n't] [adj] [prep] [being] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am not ashamed of being moral . |
| 2 | This is because you are not used to being shackled to the author 's words . |
| 3 | I have never been phoned by a Prime Minister before , but I imagine they are not used to being kept waiting . |
| 4 | Some criteria , such as bacteriological standards are not capable of being visually assessed . |
| 5 | Countries which have a very small area are not capable of being shown on a large-scale map , so the 42 zones for Africa do not include Djibouti , Swaziland , Lesotho and Mauritius . |
| 6 | Answer guide : Qualitative factors are not capable of being quantified in terms of costs and revenue . |
| 7 | It is an unwritten agreement and if we renege on it , let us not be surprised if our dog loses his respect for us , for we are not worthy of being called Master . |
| 8 | However , if you are not satisfied with being put off with less than your full due , simply adjust the balance outstanding and continue exactly as before with your collection procedures . |
| 9 | because like I do n't know , but it seems like they 're , they 're they do n't , they 're not interested in being friends with you er it 's just like I wan na fuck you I do n't wan na I do n't really wan na talk to you |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm not sorry for being angry over that , ’ he said , surprisingly . |
| 11 | ‘ I do n't suppose so , I am feeling a little self-conscious , I 'm not used to being on display in this sort of way . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm not used to being so quickly dismissed , Doctor . |
| 13 | I 'm not used to being in a church . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm not used to being abducted , ’ she said , tight-lipped . |
| 15 | It wo n't do the public any harm to think we care about them , but I 'm not used to being watched . ’ |
| 16 | I 'm not used to being so mistrusted . |
| 17 | I I think erm a a as you 've kindly called me er I think I will try and make this debate a little more lively erm but I 'm not sure about being controversial er because here I was last week , I was making a speech about the significance of er the deregulation of contracting out bill and er I said then that the bill is so important because it is the first major attempt by government to slay the red tape dragon . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm not accustomed to being treated that way — and I 'm not crazy about it . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm not afraid of being hurt . ’ |
| 20 | I hate all ordinary dull little people who are n't ashamed of being dull and little . |
| 21 | He was absolutely right in that respect and I remember him delivering this homily at The Three Tuns and the people receiving it in a rather stony silence because they were not used to being lectured . |
| 22 | The testers might have got a clue from this that such a question was entirely artificial , constructed out of test situations and irrelevant to children who did not go to school and so were not used to being exposed to such tests . |
| 23 | As lithium salts were not amenable to being patented , they did not attract the attention of the drug industry : also they had a bad reputation for their toxic effects , and so Cade 's findings were neglected for a long time . |
| 24 | No suggestion was made that non-litigation costs were not amenable to being quantified by taxation . |
| 25 | She was coming along the opposite pavement on foot and was looking up at the buildings as if she were not sure of being in the right street . |
| 26 | However , the bishops ( both heterosexual and gay ) were not keen on being forced to harass priests , deacons and layworkers whom they liked and respected , and on whom they relied . |
| 27 | My noble and learned friend , Lord Keith of Kinkel , at p. 112b , after pointing out that the draft Regulations were not capable of being amended when presented to Parliament , said that it was ‘ entirely legitimate for the purpose of ascertaining the intention of Parliament to take into account the terms in which the draft was presented by the responsible minister and which formed the basis of its acceptance . ’ |
| 28 | The Committee therefore proposes the enactment of a statutory provision which will clearly state that rape is committed where a woman consents to sexual intercourse as a result of threats of force , explicit or implicit , against the woman herself or any other person , ‘ but that it should not be rape if , taking a reasonable view , the threats were not capable of being carried out immediately . ’ |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |