Example sentences of "[verb] being [adj] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not that they stopped being scared at once , that first , frightened time . |
| 2 | I used to avoid being present at the killings . |
| 3 | Indeed , I recall being present at a formal state banquet in Malawi when the Life President , His Excellency the very elderly Dr Hastings Banda , had been speaking for 45 minutes proposing the toast and had still only reached 1947 . |
| 4 | But I do n't mind being bossy at all ! |
| 5 | I remember being shocked at one time when I heard one of my predecessors say that his objective as chairman was to retain our position as a private company operating on a world basis in the chemical sector . |
| 6 | It may mean being anti-social at times , but that is too bad . |
| 7 | Once , a long time ago , Henry could recall being alarmed at the emptiness , the ease , the sheer possibility offered by Saturday . |
| 8 | Mum , who was an intelligent woman , resented being stuck at home with two young kids , and used to vent her frustration on me and Jack . |