Example sentences of "[verb] being at " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ But you did n't like being at home , ’ said Breeze gently . |
| 3 | No , she did n't really remember being at all deprived . |
| 4 | I can envisage being at a public local enquiry th it would not be me , where a barrister would make a great deal of an argument that York needs a regional shopping centre . |
| 5 | I remember being at my desk and telling her , ‘ Even if you do n't hear me typing it does n't mean I 'm not writing … . ’ |
| 6 | In the early 40s I remember being at the Hilker house off South Granville Street when Yehudi Menuhin was in town for a concert . |
| 7 | The Dents owned the very first car in Baldersdale and that created quite a stir I remember being at school when they first drove it round the place and the teacher brought us all out on to the road to have a closer look at this amazing thing . |
| 8 | I remember being at primary school and the boys went to play football and you sat in the corner playing talking or the boys played football and the girls , would you believe it , got sex education ! |
| 9 | And er we cast during the dark days of the war , when toys were n't available , we a few older blokes er apprentices used to I remember being at it for a couple of hard week we had a hard week , well evening during the evenings anyway . |
| 10 | I always thought I had a good appetite , but I remember being at a college feast once at Cambridge , where they had seven or eight courses and the elderly dons seemed to have less trouble than anyone else getting through it . |
| 11 | I very clearly remember being at the records panel when I er er first arrived , and seeing erm Mr reaction when it was a a member of the party to my right which re , said well , as we have financial problems and as , as we have these documents , why ca n't they be photocopied and we 'll sell sell them off . |
| 12 | ‘ I think , ’ Rory said , ‘ it 's called being at an awkward age . ’ |
| 13 | At one political meeting last month , I was abused being at one and the same time a pro-Marketeer , an anti-devolutionist , and , horror of horrors , pro-Sizewell ( AGR tendency only , I hasten to add ) . |
| 14 | When I moves to this area just over two years ago I knew no-one , my two older children were at school and , although I enjoyed being at home with my two-year-old toddler , I felt that I was getting past the stage of discussing sleepless nights and dirty nappies ! |
| 15 | Landlord might be at risk financially , the subtenancy proposed being at a premium and a low rent . |
| 16 | ‘ I suppose being at an emotional low I did actually take heroin there for the first time , ’ he said . |
| 17 | Before , I loved being at home but I loved being in work too and I do miss it , the girls and all . |
| 18 | My mother was a very quiet lady but she used to enjoy being at my parties and what she used to enjoy most of all , oddly enough , was doing the washing up . |
| 19 | He admitted being at the Savoy nightclub that evening but said he had gone home with a friend . |
| 20 | Such records justified being at the top of the class structure , with heaven knows what colour of label ; but this would be undemocratic . |
| 21 | The gospels show that discipleship sometimes means being at odds with the State . |
| 22 | In his final speech , Mr Nutting told the jury O'Brien had admitted being at the scene of both shootings , but the Crown had to prove he was a participant . |
| 23 | Candidates must transcribe one passage at their chosen speed , from their shorthand notes , the transcription time allowed being at the rate of 7 words per minute . |
| 24 | Candidates must transcribe one passage at their chosen speed , from their shorthand notes , the transcription time allowed being at the rate of 7 words per minute . |
| 25 | Candidates must transcribe the 2 passages at their chosen speed , from their shorthand notes , the transcription time allowed being at the rate of 7 words per minute . |
| 26 | She likes being at parties and getting off her face ! |