Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] [be] [adj] [prep] being " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ca n't see how we 've had a revue in nineteen eighty-eight which has recommended a very specific course of action , none of which appears to have been implemented , I do n't see how we get a report which describes er , the intention of the county council as maintaining the ethos of the County Farms , whatever that is , as I , I do n't recall any decisions like that , and certainly if we 've made one , I 'd be interested in being party to changing it , I think wha what we have to say is we 've got a lot of land , are we using it to the best interest of the people of Wiltshire , and that is one thing it 's addressing , not a , a way of preserving the County Estates as they are , not a way of keeping a hundred and twenty farmers and their families erm , as tenants of Wiltshire , I mean they 're not gon na be out of jobs are they ? |
| 2 | ‘ But being a woman and not able to inherit , I suppose she might be used to being a second string . |
| 3 | At the end of that week they took Anna to the doctor and he was worried that she might be scared of being examined , but she was n't . |
| 4 | He had designed the first ‘ luxury ’ cinemas in the land , the most famous of which was the Regent in Brighton , showing that you could be lavish without being vulgar . |
| 5 | So you can be footloose without being footsore . |
| 6 | You can be smart without being clever . |
| 7 | Caspar said , in a rather flat voice , ‘ At least we can be sure of being on the right road . ’ |
| 8 | We can be happier without being happy . |
| 9 | For all their disappointment , they would be proud of being involved in an epic Test first time out . |
| 10 | It must be capable of being repeated at some later date . |
| 11 | ) It must be capable of being translated into the physical model . |
| 12 | This time he would take Eliza with him all the way to her brother 's homestead at Yarrundi , so he could be sure of being in the area for at least three months . |
| 13 | It will be short of being directly at right angles to the flyer by up to 30 degrees due to the contribution of gravity working at 90 degrees to the lift force ; but never mind about that , the demonstration illustrates how the flight envelope embraces a wide band of air . |
| 14 | Mike Teague ( who now has a knee , as well as a shoulder , injury ) is doubtful but Will Carling , the captain , says he will be fit despite being concussed in Harlequins ' win over London Irish . |