Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [vb pp] [prep] [being] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Ibrox side are resigned to being without the Englishman for the European Cup showdown with Marseille on 7 April because of the automatic one-match ban which he must serve after his sending off against Brugge on Wednesday night . |
| 2 | The confrontation is introduced by being absurdly dismissed , in a West End version of Sweeney Agonistes , with a small side glance at Lévy-Bruhl 's prelogical mentality thrown in as ‘ The native is not , I fear , very logical . ’ |
| 3 | However , this neat division of labour is predicated on being able to distinguish traded and non-traded goods in a precise fashion . |
| 4 | However , if the signer is mistaken without being misled , the only way to escape from the contract will be to plead non est factum . |
| 5 | At the turn of the key the lock is prevented from being opened from the outside . |
| 6 | According to the Bible , Samuel 1:5 , the Ark was desecrated by being placed in the Temple of Dagan , and Samson destroyed both the temple and the statue of the god in retribution before dying there himself . |
| 7 | ‘ If his neck was broken before being put into the pit , was he killed elsewhere or in the church ? ’ |
| 8 | This rule was brought into being following the judgment of Megarry J. in E.M.I . Records Ltd. v. Ian Cameron Wallace Ltd. [ 1983 ] Ch. 59 and substituted ‘ the standard basis ’ and the ‘ indemnity basis ’ of taxation for the party and party , solicitor and own client , indemnity and other bases that had previously been employed . |
| 9 | Perhaps the cultural divide was emphasized by being lovers and she quickly found she had nothing to say to him . |
| 10 | Union members who apply for the Commissioner 's assistance are protected against being disciplined by their unions because they have done so . |
| 11 | This prevents any vibration caused by the cistern being filled from being transmitted back down the rising main . |
| 12 | Very little mess occurs , about the worst that can happen is that the jet gets clogged causing the ink drops to get oversized or the reservoir is removed without being capped . |
| 13 | You can see , therefore , that when hypnosis is compared to being asleep , nothing could be further from the truth . |
| 14 | Standardisation is effected by being scrupulously methodical and adopting a standard route and pattern of inspection examining thoroughly and carefully every surface and every item in turn . |
| 15 | As supplied the core is protected by being enclosed in a toroidal shaped hollow plastic case . |
| 16 | But the processing capability is in itself , no matter how good the program , only half the benefit ; the other half is derived from being able to get the answers when they are wanted and not have to wait for them . |
| 17 | Once a developer is known as being ’ sensitive ’ to the environment , with care and feel for both design and layout , the planning officer responsible for an area will tend to be more helpful and responsive . |
| 18 | In October 1537 , a son was born but Jane died in the confinement Henry remained without a wife until January 1540 , when he married Anne of Cleves , a German princess , but that marriage was dissolved without being consummated , so on 28th . |
| 19 | During the riots , the Guard was criticised for being panicky and uncoordinated ( Brewer et al , 1988:117 ) . |
| 20 | The original playground was axed after being hit by vandals and becoming run-down . |
| 21 | Those in whom it has taken place are turned from being opponents of civilization into being its vehicles . |
| 22 | Fortunately parts of the carved shrine were preserved by being built into the walls of the lychgate , the porch and the south wall of the church . |
| 23 | According to Hanan ( 1969 ) , a venture team is characterized by being relatively small , by being composed of members from various functional areas working full-time on the project , by being willing to take risks , by having a broad objective that is not well defined at the start , by having sufficient resources , by being segregated from the permanent organization , and by having great freedom with a minimum of corporate rules and regulations . |
| 24 | The torso is unified by being mapped in linear anatomical patterns : exceedingly schematic ; but this is the beginning of the road to the classical athlete-statue . |
| 25 | Two-thirds of disabled people are over the age of 60 and poverty is correlated with being old . |
| 26 | A licence is that consent which , without passing any interest in the property to which it relates , merely prevents the acts for which consent is given from being wrongful . |
| 27 | Two years ago , Norman 's confidence was shredded after being ruthlessly torn apart by Faldo 's desire to win the 1990 Open at St Andrews . |
| 28 | League champions Derry are resigned to being without Bank of Ireland All Star defender Tony Scullion , until the championship at the earliest . |
| 29 | Thames Water , the local water company , has declared that there is no risk to people living in the area since the contaminated water is treated before being used . |
| 30 | This experimental system has also illuminated the social nature of cells , since their response to the inducing signal in early amphibian development is enhanced by being in a crowd . |