Example sentences of "memories of being " in BNC.
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| 1 | Egyptians have recent memories of being beaten at the hands of western-backed armies . |
| 2 | Usually they have few if any memories of being comforted on a lap , tossed in the air by their father ( why do men toss babies and women so rarely ? ) , delicious bathing times with games and squeals of delight , and well-earned praise and parental pleasure when they excreted in nappy or pot . |
| 3 | This is the complement of many people 's memories of being in school as a pupil : one or two teachers , and a handful of ‘ high spots ’ , stand out against a background that was , for many , at best unmemorable and at worst something to be deliberately forgotten . |
| 4 | More generally , he attempted to relate the sensation of flying during a dream to sensations from the ventilation of the lungs during sleep , or to childhood memories of being thrown in the air . |
| 5 | My earliest memories of being abused are of going into a neighbour 's house when I was five or six and getting money for what he made me do . |
| 6 | Well , I 've spoken about how we remember you but I know you have far more memories of being here those years ago and I know you 're really itching to get up off your seats and go and have a good look round to see where you were stationed and if it 's at all possible to see the huts , the billets or anything where you were . |
| 7 | Sometimes people have vivid and compelling memories of being abused . |