Example sentences of "n't [verb] being [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I would n't fancy being a monk . ’ |
| 2 | Yeah but I , but I cos I can see the arguments but then I mean I 'm just not , I 'm not entirely sure whether i i it could n't work , that it could n't work being a middle peasant economy and that these erm these inequalities would er sort of |
| 3 | It happened to be my birthday — I 've never had or am likely to have a better birthday dinner , I do n't mind being a year older every year for this ! |
| 4 | I would n't mind being a bride , if I could be one without having a husband . |
| 5 | It 's not so rough as some things , it 's not so rough as rugby but perhaps you do n't mind being a bit rough do you ? |
| 6 | Erm hope so because if I do n't go in the police force I would n't mind being a |
| 7 | If the same thing was to happen tonight , I would n't mind being a fly on the wall in the Oxford dressing room . |
| 8 | I would n't mind being an actor as well . |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't like being a burden on people like this . ’ |
| 10 | Mark Moore does n't like being a pop star . |
| 11 | In his opening remarks in Russian , he said : ‘ I do n't like being the centre of a sensation , but I know I ca n't avoid it this time . ’ |
| 12 | He did n't like having the tables turned on him , did n't like being the one on the receiving end . |
| 13 | Being humble does n't mean being a wimp , being soft and out of touch , nor does it involve being a doormat that people abuse and walk over . |
| 14 | I could n't bear being a pumpkin again . |
| 15 | If she could n't help being a coward , at least she could try not to let it show . |
| 16 | She did n't mention it to Victoria , but by the end of the week she could n't help being a little curious . |
| 17 | He could n't help being a simple soul could he ? |
| 18 | Well he could n't help being a miserable sod , he looks a right miserable sod ! |
| 19 | Ca n't help being an animal . |
| 20 | I could n't imagine being a full-time ‘ house-husband ’ ( most men after all are allergic to house-work ) . |