Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [vb pp] [prep] being [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Attack is a no-no for bowlers in limitedover cricket ; they should be resigned to being the chopping blocks for the batsman 's run-scoring and entertainment propensities . |
| 2 | Whatever prestige and influence might be gained by being a reserve currency was wholly insufficient to compensate for export profits being lost by overvaluation . |
| 3 | Indeed , the visitor could be forgiven for being a little disappointed , although when it is floodlit at night the theatre very much comes to life . |
| 4 | In playing the role in which the ruler is seen not only to be ruler but also responsive to the general life of his subjects , Napoleon III may be credited with being the founder , or certainly one of the founders , of the concept of ‘ modern monarchy ’ . |
| 5 | Then I would be accused of being a racist , take this for example , I was down at lower school , I had a black girl in my class , she did something or another . |
| 6 | He is a role model of a gentleman and of how contentment can be found in being a gentleman . |
| 7 | The impact that it has on these people particularly as the Chair said , the retained service , can be quite profound because they , unlike the whole time firemen can be catapulted from being a joiner one minute into being a rescue operator the next minute . |