Example sentences of "[vb pp] being [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suppose a chemical firm discharges a pollutant into a river , the quantity of pollutant discharged being in proportion to the level of chemical production . |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | I 've enjoyed being with you . |
| 4 | ( ‘ I really enjoyed being with you . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | He 'd have enjoyed being on this trip with us today , you know . ’ |
| 7 | Engineer , David Ramsay , narrowly missed being on the flight . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Most of the brothers were all too well aware of him , but in his absence relaxed , gave thanks and forgot him ; and the novices and schoolboys evaded being in his proximity at all , so far as was possible . |
| 10 | ‘ I think , ’ Rory said , ‘ it 's called being at an awkward age . ’ |
| 11 | In an animal , she told herself savagely , it would be called being on heat . |
| 12 | 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 ) . |
| 13 | Landlord might be at risk financially , the subtenancy proposed being at a premium and a low rent . |
| 14 | She had always found being on stage an incredible joy , but this was nothing less than a nightmare , every second seeming to stretch for an eternity , and her usual spontaneity had completely deserted her , leaving her painfully self-conscious , horribly aware of every word she uttered . |
| 15 | The Greater Peterborough TEC says : ’ Within the Youth Training programme we have about 150 young people actively seeking a place for training who at the moment have not been given an offer the fundamental problem is that the unit cost on which the funds are allocated being for this programme are too low we would hope that more money will be available to meet the guarantee because again , it is not a genuine guarantee , it is a demand-led guarantee and if we are funded on the basis of historical take-up this is bound to change when the economic climate changes , as has been experienced recently . |
| 16 | The Conservatives have not experienced being in minority government at all this century , although after the election of February 1974 , Edward Heath tried unsuccessfully to entice the Liberals into coalition . |
| 17 | The first part of the dream involved being in a room talking to some friends . |
| 18 | JEAN-MARIE Yacoubou , a former prisoner of conscience in Benin , told the Hammersmith & Fulham Group recently that he could never have imagined being among the people with whom he had corresponded while in prison . |
| 19 | I 've imagined being in bed with him . |
| 20 | Substantial arrivals and passage starts in July , and numbers are high throughout the period July to October , all but two of the counts illustrated being of over 1,000 birds , and the mean of all counts in this period being 2,280 . |
| 21 | ‘ She 'd have hated being in one of those old people 's flats , and they 're miles from the centre . |
| 22 | Although well equipped , he had intended being on the mountain for just one day , and had taken only a packed lunch , water , and some chocolate with him . |
| 23 | Such records justified being at the top of the class structure , with heaven knows what colour of label ; but this would be undemocratic . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | The outlawed Ulster Freedom Fighters admitted being behind the attack on the Sinn Fein advice centre in Lepper Street in the republican New Lodge area of north Belfast , saying the aim had been to murder three members of the party . |
| 26 | The most ancient images found in country areas are known to have been wooden , with the location and nature of the tree from which the wood is taken being of great significance . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | SHE had tried being in the Navy , being a secretary , being a casino croupier . |