Example sentences of "[verb] being [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You do n't consider being accused of being a ‘ clinging ’ woman a good enough reason ? ’ she hurtled in hotly . |
| 2 | ‘ I would be delighted if you would consider being interviewed for the film . |
| 3 | Non-smokers often report being treated with condescension in such situations . |
| 4 | The RSC is working with the National Council for Vocational Qualifications ( NCVQ ) and the Department of Employment to develop the Indicative register of analytical chemists into a NVQ at level V. The RSC is also contributing to work being undertaken by employer organisations to develop other NVQs , mainly at levels I to III . |
| 5 | There still seems to be a lot to be discovered quantitatively about the physical nature of wave damage or erosion and its precise causes , although Komar ( 1976 ) has pointed to work being done in Japan relating wave height and frequency , together with rock properties , to rates of cliff recession . |
| 6 | Around a third of people in the study reported being affected by the overlapping benefit rules , and this aroused strong feeling of unjustice . |
| 7 | Although many board members reported being fascinated by recent developments , it was not uncommon to find those who failed to appreciate the amount of change since their own schooldays . |
| 8 | An unfortunate error also resulted in seventeen questionnaires with the question deleted being issued on a week day . |
| 9 | More important was the fact that one was a Copt and one a Moslem , which gave hope that , honour being satisfied on both sides , the exchanges might not be carried further . |
| 10 | then the , the main problem is rent because presumably it all , all starts being creamed off the top so , okay you do n't have to redistribute land , but you can still get rid of the landlords and the people who are erm taking away the surplus |
| 11 | One of the more common Manhattan experiences of the early 1980s involved being approached by well-dressed individuals and asked to sign a petition helping the NAP get on the ballot in the name of democracy , and then being hit for a contribution . |
| 12 | Maisie particularly enjoyed being spanked with a hairbrush , and liked to accompany this activity with a series of clear , confident expressions of her need to be disciplined . |
| 13 | He liked making semi-state visits to foreign countries , and because he liked wearing medals — especially on unsuitable occasions — enjoyed being decorated by foreign governments . |
| 14 | Despite his anger , she had enjoyed being carried by him — rather too much . |
| 15 | Wine from the cellars of Robert Maxwell 's former home has being auctioned for more than ninety three thousand pounds . |
| 16 | When water levels drop the shoreline remains green , for it is seeded with a special grass which can survive being submerged for weeks at a time . |
| 17 | While companies talk about sustainable agriculture , they create plant varieties that can withstand being sprayed by their most virulent herbicides . |
| 18 | lapillus can withstand being frozen into sea ice , but a number of other gastropods are able to survive this experience , and may be transported considerable distances in ice flows ( Medcof and Thomas , 1974 ) . |
| 19 | I found being introduced to people individually , as they arrived , much easier than going into a room full of new babies and it was good to share experiences . |
| 20 | It also helped being married to bleached-blonde ball-busting pop star Madonna . |
| 21 | M. B. I never forget being called by a superintendent , who said : ‘ Sergeant Bullock , you 're acting inspector over the weekend . |
| 22 | ‘ The repeated testing is leading to problems in that animals now associate being put in a crush with being tested and one can get considerable stress in older animals . |
| 23 | I stopped being embarrassed about him and thought . |
| 24 | did n't enjoy being tossed in a blanket , |
| 25 | I sometimes thought that he would enjoy being mistaken for the one rather than the other , because he disliked the idea of poetry as a ‘ profession ’ : an attitude which some lesser figures found puzzling . |
| 26 | Just as you may resent being disturbed in the college library , so fellow students do n't enjoy being interrupted in the middle of some important piece of work . |
| 27 | And unfortunately , I told him in graphic detail , and thereby of course , lost a contract , because he turned out to be the most senior person in the room , and he did not enjoy being humiliated in that way . |
| 28 | ‘ It seems more like an interrogation to me , and frankly I do n't enjoy being quizzed like this . |
| 29 | ‘ He 's got party tricks like shaking hands , and when we walk him to the shops on a lead he loves being cuddled by children and old people . |
| 30 | This process can be shown by normal carbon dioxide being passed through a tube containing algae in water with the heavier O isotope and carbon dioxide with the heavier O isotope being passed through another tube containing the same type of algae in normal water . |