Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] they being [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Family therapy techniques , emphasising as they do the role of the parents and the necessity for them being fully involved in solving their own problems , were considered helpful . |
| 2 | Mr Scrivener said : ‘ This court has no power to order repayment of ultra vires expenditure , ’ and he commented on the presence of bank representatives , saying : ‘ I have difficulty with them being here . ’ |
| 3 | And clearly , in terms of the fires as a particular the rationale for them being there is |
| 4 | One reason for them being so common is that they reproduce at a high rate , and their high reproduction rate is one of the main topics of this chapter . |
| 5 | Her methods also greatly simplified many of the earlier proofs , a number of them being very important in algebraic geometry . |
| 6 | I have this image of them being very poor . |
| 7 | The French and Spanish negotiators now spent some happy weeks agreeing how to divide up England 's overseas possessions once she was defeated , the agreement between them being formally signed on 12 April 1779 . |