Example sentences of "[being] [vb pp] to [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In man , X could be a newly acquired possibility ( e.g. human cloning or hang-gliding ) , perceived by some individuals as being socially undesirable , the perception being communicated to others linguistically . |
| 2 | She could n't tell why her whole being responded to Fand so urgently ; it was as if threads joined their souls , tugging . |
| 3 | And I remember being called to Caernarfon once , during the time , asking me why did I have such a lot of surplus of points . |
| 4 | More than 100,000 people who live and work in the city are being called to action tomorrow in a bid to score a hat-trick of victories in the friendly fitness competition . |
| 5 | A TRADE delegation from South Africa is being invited to Darlington just two weeks after a diplomat from the country was snubbed by the borough council . |
| 6 | ‘ I would not have expected to accompany you on a romantic walk with your girlfriend , ’ Jenna said hotly , her cheeks flushing at this idea of being relegated to invalidity again . |
| 7 | ‘ A high and rising proportion of children are being born to mothers least fitted to bring children into the world … |
| 8 | Yet the thought of being tied to Karen permanently made him sick . |
| 9 | I found being introduced to people individually , as they arrived , much easier than going into a room full of new babies and it was good to share experiences . |
| 10 | THE man responsible for uncovering South Africa 's hit-squad scandal , the condemned security branch policeman Almond Nofomela , is being brought to court tomorrow by the authorities who are seemingly intent on hurrying him on to his postponed appointment with the hangman . |
| 11 | Copies of the leaflet are being distributed to members today and will be available at public counters at Headquarters and Chesser House . |
| 12 | There some noble estates were being adapted to farming directly for the market with hired labour ; there a measure of differentiation between successful peasant farmers and their proletarianized neighbours was evident ; there the traditional repartitional commune either did not exist or was decaying . |
| 13 | It is very heartening now to witness some of the excellent combat shots taken at the time — Eighth Air Force bombers being escorted to places as far afield as Berlin with a mass of Packard Merlin-engined Mustangs indulging in a leapfrog technique which meant fighter waves could follow the bombers , fight and be relieved by another escort wave . |
| 14 | Chester 's fight to keep Army pay office jobs , and win new work , is being taken to Westminster once more by MP Gyles Brandreth . |
| 15 | The second thing Artemis remembered was being put to bed very early , so early that tea had hardly been cleared . |
| 16 | B posts a letter accepting , but he misdirects it and in consequence it is a week late in being delivered to A. Meanwhile A has sold Phineas to C. Discuss . |
| 17 | A writes to B offering to sell him his horse Phineas for £100. ( i ) B posts a letter accepting , but he misdirects it and in consequence it is a week late in being delivered to A. Meanwhile A has sold Phineas to C. ( ii ) B , after posting a letter of acceptance to A , sends A a telegram cancelling ‘ my letter now in the post . ’ |
| 18 | I thought that a smacked bottom and being sent to bed very early that evening was hardly just reward for aping my elders . |
| 19 | When Stacey was found , Mrs Queripel told police she had disappeared from the family 's flat in Birch Hill , Bracknell , after being sent to bed early . |
| 20 | Later in the war he commanded two more divisions , before being sent to Berlin early in 1919 as the head of the British military mission . |
| 21 | They say that too many sick people are being sent to prison again and again instead of being treated . |
| 22 | The first recorded example of a team ( player ) being loved to death possibly . |
| 23 | Swimmers old and new are being urged to book early for courses at Berwick Hills pool , Middlesbrough , as hundreds were enrolled on a previous programme . |