Example sentences of "being said [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 The reality that those things were being said of her was just beyond her comprehension , and for myself I have never heard something so outrageous in all my life . ’
2 ’ It 's already being said of her that unlike her famous namesake she is one in whom the quality of Mercy is very finely strained . ’
3 ‘ I 'll make sure that I 'll bring her back in one piece , ’ André was saying , but Piers had turned away and gave no indication of having heard what was being said to him .
4 The words , especially the names — Findias , Falias , Murias — seemed to shimmer in her mind like strong light , and she knew it was important to understand what was being said to her ; but still she felt leaden .
5 We are often so anxious to talk , to express our views or to make our point , that we often fail to listen to what is being said to us .
6 The better your listening skills the better your understanding of what is being said to you .
7 Secondly , if you listen carefully you are more likely to make the right responses to what is being said to you .
8 For instance he read every morning newspaper before midnight on the previous day ( in contrast to Harold Macmillan who claimed not to read newspapers ) and as a result he went to bed fully — and very ill-advisedly — informed of the disagreeable things that were being said about him , since almost all the papers had Tory proprietors and Tory-inclined editors .
9 Diana took the criticism to heart , avidly read what was being said about her and became depressed and despondent .
10 Erm , but they 're still being said about me .
11 When we were first warned , I did n't really pay much attention to what was being said about it — the same problem had flared up at both Jersey House and the hotel I 'd just left but in neither case had there been prolonged cause for concern .
12 Marc had dropped her off at her flat in the early hours with little more being said between them .
13 Though , had she thought she might get out of his car and leave him without so much as a word being said between them , she found she was mistaken .
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