Example sentences of "of being [vb pp] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From 1 April this year , the vast majority of patients will be guaranteed admission to hospital within two years of being placed on a hospital waiting list . |
| 2 | Five of eight houses offered for sale at Sanquhar Den in Forres , near Inverness , were snapped up within days of being placed on the market . |
| 3 | Most young girls of 25 would turn pale at the idea of being placed in a small Bolivian village where electricity and running water are next on the list of forthcoming attractions after sliced bread . |
| 4 | Most young girls of 25 would turn pale at the idea of being placed in a small Bolivian village where electricity and running water are next on the list of forthcoming attractions after sliced bread . |
| 5 | In this case the mother submitted to the judge that to order the removal of the child from the United Kingdom back to Canada would expose him to a grave risk of being placed in an intolerable situation . |
| 6 | The whole problem of gainers and losers has been complicated in the early 1990s by the fall in property prices which may cause many to feel that they are paying too much tax , as a result of being placed in an unduly high ‘ band ’ . |
| 7 | No station was allowed to take a prize in the same class for more than two successive years , but if a station which had done so was deemed worthy of being placed in the same class in a third year , it received a special first-class certificate but no money . |
| 8 | At the risk of being regarded as a gardening Miss Marple or Sherlock Holmes , it is a good idea to have a magnifying glass in your pocket when you take a turn around the roses . |
| 9 | Yet despite his undoubted success Reid has never really got past the stage of being regarded as a ‘ nearly man ’ a jockey who never quite clicked with the racing public . |
| 10 | Until the physical appearance of puberty a girl enjoys the privilege of being regarded as an image of the great Goddess . |
| 11 | ‘ Satisfaction of being regarded as an expert ’ |
| 12 | These North-east derbies have a habit of being decided by a single goal . |
| 13 | And although I enjoyed cuddling Steve , I could n't bring myself to go any further — the thought of being touched by a man filled me with horror . |
| 14 | Nobody knew how much they burrowed into one 's past , and this ignorance coupled with a fear of being rejected by the Legion was enough to make most people tell the truth . |
| 15 | Tired of being buffeted by the eddying crowd , she moved over to the wall , where a sofa seemed to dare her to sit on it . |
| 16 | This feeling of utter helplessness , of being buffeted by the whims of some other person , was new and decidedly unsettling . |
| 17 | It does not seem ever to have been satisfactorily answered why the two first operational atomic bombs were used — against the strongly voiced wishes of the leading physicists responsible for developing them — to destroy two cities instead of being deployed in the equivalent of spectacularly shooting out candles . |
| 18 | On the fourth occasion of suspension , 11 April 1978 , when MLR was raised from 6 ½%; to 7 ½%,; it was stated that the formula would remain suspended until it was capable of being applied without a change in the rate : that is , until market rates had risen to a level consistent with the administered rate . |
| 19 | An investigation is considered successful if the claimant signs off within 2 weeks of being contacted by an investigation officer , but it is hard to differentiate these from those who would have signed off anyway . |
| 20 | The United Kingdom was an original party to the Convention but did not accept the compulsory jurisdiction of the Commission and Court until 1965 and then only for a three-year term which , however , has so far been regularly renewed although not without some hesitancy prompted by the embarrassment and ignominy of being condemned by the Court on a number of occasions . |
| 21 | However , there is no point investing for the long term at the risk of being caned in the short term . |
| 22 | A man dreams of being chased by a killer whale . |
| 23 | One of the boys , now adult , tells me that even today he shivers at the thought that is etched on his brain of being chased by a ghost on a motorcycle … |
| 24 | Then once having disposed of the bogus Robert Gravier , the real Mr G. could live on his swindled millions without fear of being chased by the law or his many creditors . |
| 25 | Cleo marched up to the butler 's door , which was slightly more grandiose than the servants ' and tradesmen 's entrances situated to either side , as it boasted the added splendour of being reached by a flight of steps . |
| 26 | Capital values at least have the benefit of being related to a market , although I am sure that many owners will seek to convince their bank managers that their property should be in band H while they seek to convince the rating authorities that their property should really be in band F. |
| 27 | It felt tight and hot in spite of being made of the softest combed cotton . |
| 28 | Our human dignity of being made in the image and likeness of God takes on new meaning . |
| 29 | Such examples of human misery , Pascal said , prove our greatness : ‘ It is the misery of a great lord , the wretchedness of a deposed king , ’ that reflect upon the human dignity of being made in the image of God . |
| 30 | Britain 's potential for generating wind energy , which is the highest in Europe , is in danger of being neglected by the government , according to Friends of the Earth . |