Example sentences of "[being] [prep] be " in BNC.

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1 Among her letters are two ‘ On her Writings being to be printed ’ .
2 This statement has been echoed through the ages — by Plato : ‘ Love is the desire and pursuit of the whole ’ ; by Coleridge : ‘ Love is a desire of the whole being to be united to some thing , some being , felt necessary for its completeness ’ ; and by the man in the street ; ‘ My other half ’ , or even ‘ My better half ’ ; or in Erickson 's terms : ‘ the ‘ me in you ’ ’ .
3 The third is that , turning Mr. Glick 's argument against him , the immediate practical impact of the recognition of the principle will be limited , for ( unlike the present case ) most cases will continue for the time being to be regulated by the various statutory régimes now in force .
4 … there is no barrier to be crossed , no mysteriously other kind of being to be met and placated .
5 Instead the universe has become one-dimensional ; there is no barrier to be crossed , no mysteriously other kind of being to be met and placated .
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