Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean between being a Spaniard and a Majorcan … ’ |
| 2 | Further support for the view that there does not exist a principle such as Woolwich contend for is to be found in statutory provisions for the recovery of imposts which should not have been paid . |
| 3 | Er my Lord er the second observation I make about erm Mr opinion erm and the facts upon which it is based is that his opinion is hotly disputed er , not least because of what it would be submitted is the highly speculative nature of this enterprise er , when you are being asked to consider with the benefit of hindsight , whether or not a business entered into some eighty years ago , was likely to have failed and er it is also an exercise which in my submission is entirely irrelevant if your Lordship would find the basis of compensation which I contend for is the one because the logic of not having to become involved in any investigation of whether or not this business would probably have been unsuccessful in any event . |
| 4 | The proportion of the total variance such correlations account for is of course small and their importance should be judged accordingly . |
| 5 | ‘ If you mean about being lonely … ’ |
| 6 | Now that 's what I mean about being dishonest . |
| 7 | Also popular are almond-stuffed olives ( although I always think the nuts suffer for being in the pickling brine ) and those filled with tiny pieces of anchovy , which balance the flavour of the fruits beautifully . |
| 8 | I long for being in real contact with them . |
| 9 | Erm but er I think when you say about being confrontational there 's if you 've got a client in front of you the last thing that you want to do is have erm a confrontation with them |
| 10 | That 's a thing you forget about is all the really obvious things . |
| 11 | So , yes , you should , just for five minutes forget about being a policeman and be a human being . |
| 12 | Say nr is the number of positions in this row where one might put a piece , according to the rules . |
| 13 | for each unoccupied row , r , say nr is the number of positions in this row where one might still put a piece . |
| 14 | OK , I apologise for being a clod . |
| 15 | And he said , It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery , neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome : but the noise of them that sing do I hear ’ . ’ |
| 16 | Your puppy is tense and will more often than not cry after being taken from his litter-mates . |
| 17 | Apart from the 1 per cent who have their own private supplies , the great majority of the UK population rely upon the decisions of the water suppliers to ensure that the great bulk of the water we drink and cook with is ‘ wholesome ’ . |
| 18 | The dogs come to salivate on hearing the sound of bell , which they associate with being fed . |
| 19 | Another area of this Act which I disagree with is over the definition of need . |
| 20 | There is no theoretical reason to suppose that a transition from labour market income to state benefit income induces the onset of dependency : indeed , logically the reverse should happen , as individuals shift from being dependent on finding employment in the labour market , to being in receipt of an independent income guaranteed by the taxable capacity of the state . |
| 21 | until we cry from being slapped |
| 22 | So it is all the more remarkable that in France , Spain and Italy , where politicians hesitate before being less than wholeheartedly Europhile , parties have either come into government , or may soon do so , that are less enthusiastic about European union than those they replaced . |
| 23 | Although the House of Commons has always contained some MPs who take an informed interest in the subject , they are in a small minority , irrespective of Party allegiance , being heavily outnumbered by those who are guided more by what they sense to be the prevailing expectations of the public . |
| 24 | It is very often the intangible and indeterminate savings which provide to be of major significance . |
| 25 | In fact it must have always been his intention , after this grand restructuring to retire , and in 1980 the PS elected Diop to be party president . |
| 26 | And once changes are agreed , they cease to be the adjustments of the Government . |
| 27 | I never cease to be amazed at the damage human beings do to one another . |
| 28 | ‘ When I think how bleak the house was when I lived there alone , I never cease to be thankful for her presence . |
| 29 | Overall , the image gives a feel of the nature of diversification during development , since as a cell proceeds down a pathway and takes one of the branches , other pathways cease to be open to it . |
| 30 | Once the cells leave this position they cease to be stem cells and are committed to a pathway leading to maturation and death . |