Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [adv] [prep] [being] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you want to know more about being healthy , join a local Look after yourself ! class . |
| 2 | Following heavy rationalisation , it generated £200m turnover last year , and has turned around from being loss-making to earning ‘ profits that are less than the industry average ’ . |
| 3 | She got told off for being late , but it was n't until the next day that Sally 's parents were phoned by the school who had heard about a gang of young people being at the hospital the previous night . |
| 4 | ‘ The thing is , ’ Luke said , encouraged , ‘ I do n't want to give Mum a lot of grief about it , but you do get hacked off with being patient , a bit . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I had n't forgotten , and I 've come round to being sorry that you do , but as it 's unlikely that the hatred is going to change , and since we both know that this is ultimately inevitable , it might as well happen now . ’ |
| 6 | Labour would be acquiescing in a ‘ democratic outrage ’ if it continued arguing that , because the Conservatives had got away with being undemocratic for so long , it was now Labour 's turn . |
| 7 | The paper had worked hard at being modern , adding proper features and news analyses . |
| 8 | Many processors are examining new packing materials and using them to produce complete meals , which contain potatoes and only need heating up before being ready to eat . |