Example sentences of "[prep] be [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ice ages we know about are dated as follows : |
| 2 | Richard Baines felt a complete turkey after being crowned when he came home late from a Christmas Eve celebration drink . |
| 3 | If Ogarkov 's demotion in September 1984 revealed anything beyond a straight-forward preference to utilise his skills more effectively , then punishment came not for losing an argument , but for breaking the rules — for carrying on arguments after being overruled and pressing for prerogatives in the military-technical and military-political areas which were not rightfully his . |
| 4 | Geoffrey Walsh , who has learning difficulties , suffered severe internal injuries and needed a blood transfusion after being stabbed and slashed at least three times . |
| 5 | He asked why he had continued to use it to destroy the character of a witness after being warned that it was confidential . |
| 6 | Former Massachusetts senator Paul Tsongas , 50 , who abandoned politics in 1984 after being diagnosed as suffering from cancer , became the first person to declare his candidacy for the Democratic Party 's nomination for the 1992 presidential elections . |
| 7 | Masterminding the event is an art history student , Daniel Marks , who successfully fought his way back to health after being diagnosed as having testicular cancer at the age of 17 . |
| 8 | Twin sister Leanne died 24 hours after being born and Leah , who weighed 1lb 5oz , underwent heart surgery and suffered pneumonia . |
| 9 | When Ferdinand Marcos fled to Hawaii in 1986 after being deposed as president of the Philippines , his close friend Mr Cojuangco went with him . |
| 10 | Pupils were tested before and after being taught and teachers ' knowledge was assessed by means of interviews and tests . |
| 11 | On Oct. 14 a student , Sol In Jong , was found dead at Yonsei University in Seoul after being beaten and interrogated by other students who believed he was a police informer . |
| 12 | Mr Adamec failed to form a consensus government after the November revolution , and conceded after being elected that he did not have an easy task . |
| 13 | On the one hand it is made from clay which , after being extracted and processed , is a durable material which outlives other materials in aggressive soil conditions . |
| 14 | In Dortmund a 56-year-old man , apparently an even more extreme right-winger , was in a critical condition after being kicked and pelted with bottles by left-wingers . |
| 15 | Hull Crown Court heard his estranged wife Jackie was left covered in cuts and bruises and with two black eyes after being kicked and punched for three hours . |
| 16 | AN ALCOHOLIC died after being kicked and stamped on and having soil and vegetation stuffed in her mouth , a jury was told yesterday . |
| 17 | He was taken to Ayr Hospital on Wednesday night after being injured as he investigated a shoplifting incident at Auchinleck , where he is stationed . |
| 18 | Jim and Pauline McGregor feared they would die after being snatched while holidaying in France . |
| 19 | Michael Peck made 87 but then had his cheekbone broken in two places after being struck while fielding at silly point . |
| 20 | A hospital spokeswoman said : ‘ They were released after being treated and cleaned-up . |
| 21 | This conjures up the picture of Thomas the disciple who refused to believe that Jesus was alive again after being killed and buried unless he could see with his own eyes the evidence of the injuries Jesus 's body had received . |
| 22 | Thieves abandoned a number of computers after being disturbed while raiding a Ripon school . |
| 23 | The two had been arrested on Nov. 26 after being named as chief suspects in the investigation [ see p. 38563 ] . |
| 24 | When Jack and Alick , after being shipwrecked and narrowly escaping murder , starvation and sundry other perils , are reunited with Terence on board a brig-of-war , he declares it is worth being lost when reunion is so pleasant and ends with a flourish : ‘ Old fellows , I knew you would come back somehow or other ; I always said so ; astride of a dolphin , if in no other way … ’ |
| 25 | Doubts concerning Gates 's role in the affair were sufficiently strong , however , that in 1987 he had withdrawn his name after being nominated as CIA director ( having served as acting director from late 1986 because of William Casey 's incapacitation through illness ) , in view of doubts about his likely confirmation [ see p. 35187 ] . |
| 26 | In Germany , municipal waste can be landfilled only after being sorted and processed ; in France , tough new landfill standards have recently been introduced ; in Britain , higher standards for new landfills ( although not for existing ones ) are being introduced under the terms of the 1990 Environmental Protection Act . |
| 27 | After being discharged and spending a year at home he was again hospitalized because he spent his time listening to the radio rather than studying . |
| 28 | And even if the Host is still able to hope that the Monk will show another side to his character as a tale-teller , the Monk will not , and retreats into a sort of sulky silence after being interrupted and asked for something less serious : The Monk as a character is explicitly and repeatedly compared and contrasted with the teller who succeeds him , the Nun 's Priest . |
| 29 | McEvoy , 39 , is back on the amateur circuit after being chosen as England captain , and has been having lessons for the first time ‘ to stimulate my game . ’ |
| 30 | There is still no sign of the 8000 Barzanl Kurds who ’ disappeared ’ after being seized and driven away in military vehicles . |