Example sentences of "[vb base] [being] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So assertive is just being clear in what you want being prepared to keep going until you 've got something along those lines rather than letting people dismiss you or make you feel as though they 've dismissed you and your point not being considered i.e. your point not being heard or going away feeling that your point you did n't have a fair crack because you did n't give your point properly . |
| 2 | " Not too well , " he said shortly , and then added an odd thing : " I hope being happy is n't going to stop me writing . " |
| 3 | 1985 ) expectation of seeing appropriate training and support being available to all teachers to enable them to cater for the linguistic needs of pupils in a linguistically diverse Britain ( para. 2.17 ) still needs serious consideration . |
| 4 | I count being courteous as part of being professional — and the noise level of delegates and their guests chatting over the awards announcements was at best discourteous to other guests and at worse downright rude to the awards organisers . |
| 5 | ‘ Imagine being able to radio to base . |
| 6 | Now , imagine being able to show a feature film on your television from an ordinary compact disc player . |
| 7 | Imagine being stuck in a Manse in the middle of all those moors with a minister for a father and that Mad Artist brother Bramwell — he was really mental , an opiate-eater , and an alcoholic and everything . |
| 8 | Stop being stupid , she adjured herself , annoyed by her own twitchiness . |
| 9 | Do n't build your hopes up on anything will you please and stop being stupid |
| 10 | ‘ Then stop being nosy . ’ |
| 11 | She had come to the conclusion that if giving up Brentwoods and moving to the country was what Brian wanted , then perhaps she ought to go along with it , stop being selfish . |
| 12 | ‘ Stop being melodramatic , Prentice ; it does n't suit you . |
| 13 | Stop being perverse . |
| 14 | But also there you can ministers because minis er churches they count for more than two years stop being central funds and therefore , if we had too many |
| 15 | When I stop being useful , she 'll ignore me . |
| 16 | ‘ Please stop being angry with me , ’ Doreen pleaded in a wheedling tone , rubbing her hand along his arm . |
| 17 | Stop being cheeky you . |
| 18 | ‘ Stop being fanciful . |
| 19 | stop being confrontational , it 's more to do with erm , you know , I think he actually wants sympathy from him . |
| 20 | ‘ Stop being afraid , Maggie , ’ he said softly . |
| 21 | Stop being wishy washy and evasive , Bill , do you like LA or not ? |
| 22 | You can get so lost trying to please so many people that you stop being true to yourself . |
| 23 | Now give me a piece of that fruit cake and stop being silly . |
| 24 | Miss H. is no more a lesbian than you are , so stop being silly and just thank your lucky stars that she 's teaching Constance so much . ’ |
| 25 | Now come on , stop being silly . ’ |
| 26 | I said calmly : ‘ Stop being silly , Eric . ’ |
| 27 | And although we often hear about different jobs being of different sorts of status , they 're on a ladder of status , its for unemployed people the situation is very often as if you 've actually been kicked off this ladder and this is what people say when they describe being unemployed as being on the scrap heap and so on , it 's as if you 've been expelled from this particular world where erm people respect you for having a job and know that you 're contributing . |
| 28 | Some people do not enjoy club activities but , many if they make the effort , find that they rather enjoy being involved with something and with other people . |
| 29 | And and I , because er , I enjoy being pregnant , but I do n't enjoy too much bringing up babies |
| 30 | Some residents enjoy being useful and helping out with domestic tasks , and a good Home encourages this . |