Example sentences of "[verb] being [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The job involved being in charge of ‘ country correspondents ’ in villages scattered within 25 to 50 miles around the city , editing their weekly contributions , measuring their column-inches for payments and generally supervising the rural aspect of the newspaper . |
| 2 | Or you might only need occasional access when you ca n't guarantee being near a PC with a LAN card . |
| 3 | Suppose a chemical firm discharges a pollutant into a river , the quantity of pollutant discharged being in proportion to the level of chemical production . |
| 4 | Ah are , the best , you provide being in charge of this or being the deputy or being being a mistress . |
| 5 | I 'm already past the statutory retirement age and besides , I 've enjoyed being with the people in Harwich so I 'd like to stick with them if I can . ’ |
| 6 | I 've enjoyed being with you . |
| 7 | ( ‘ I really enjoyed being with you . |
| 8 | Heron can not have enjoyed being on his list but the prospect of negotiating with Mr Klesch can only encourage the company to settle quickly and generously . |
| 9 | He 'd have enjoyed being on this trip with us today , you know . ’ |
| 10 | Bonington commented on his experiences at sea : ‘ I am not a natural sailor and found being on a very small boat without exercise very trying . |
| 11 | Looking back on their ten years of marriage , Davina and Alastair feel they stopped being in touch with what their needs were after their children were born . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'll enjoy being on the same pitch as Tony Dorigo , who is probably the best No 3 in the country for composure on the ball when going forward . |
| 13 | And in his present state of mind , I for one would not enjoy being on the receiving end of his temper . |
| 14 | She did n't want to disappoint his hopes that she would integrate and enjoy being with his friends . |
| 15 | Novices will enjoy being with people their own standard , getting all-day tuition with English mother-tongue instructors in small groups . |
| 16 | The original plan was that Anita would do the cooking and her husband would serve the customers , but she did not enjoy being behind the scenes and eventually taught Gordon to be a fine cook while she spent her time out front chatting up the customers . |
| 17 | On occasion , however , Alexandra would sometimes get her way and drag the Prince to services at the church she favoured , St. Saviour 's Church for the Deaf in Oxford Street , where she could enjoy being in the company of other deaf people , and be able to follow the services , as she was a fluent fingerspeller . |
| 18 | She loves being by water , be it the river Dee or the sea . |
| 19 | Engineer , David Ramsay , narrowly missed being on the flight . |
| 20 | Mm I bet it 's been twisted I 've had experience of things I 've said being in the paper and not coming out as I 've said them . |
| 21 | ‘ Now I 'm going to concentrate on my music and give my career more focus being with a company that understands what I 'm doing . |
| 22 | I see that you enjoy being with the boys very much , so go and sit next to Gilbert this afternoon . ’ |
| 23 | It means a lot of being enjoy being on the wrong side , if I can put it that way . |
| 24 | They enjoy being at home together : she attends keep-fit classes and meets her former colleagues for coffee once a fortnight , while Tom spends more time on gardening and playing whist . |
| 25 | ‘ I enjoy being under pressure . |
| 26 | In response to Mr Fothergill 's letter concerning Carlton amps , we enjoy being in the music business , and to us that means listening to what guitarists want and doing something about it . |
| 27 | ‘ I enjoy being in the middle and I think a three-man midfield benefits us . ’ |
| 28 | WE HOPE THAT YOU ENJOY BEING IN THE SENIOR SCHOOL AND WE WISH YOU WELL . |
| 29 | It is , is n't it ? enjoy being in an American |
| 30 | She could go on to the other station but she says I enjoy being in so much I use it . |