Example sentences of "[prep] it being [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a large police presence at the rave , despite it being licensed by the local council . |
| 2 | The bitterness of Maastricht opponents who also included Tory ex-minister Lord Parkinson and former Commons Speaker Viscount Tonypandy signalled that the European Communities ( Amendment ) Bill is set for a gruelling passage , despite it being given an unopposed second reading . |
| 3 | The Venezuelan state coal mining company Corpozulia has continued to develop open-cast mining on Yukpa lands despite it being declared illegal by the Venezuelan Agrarian Office . |
| 4 | The first law of thermodynamics tells us that energy may be converted from one form to another without any of it being destroyed . |
| 5 | Now , I do n't want to give you a boring lesson about the markets of the day , suffice to say that in 1520 hard cash was rare , most of it being tied up in fields , lands and houses , so it was natural for people like Ralemberg to tout for business . |
| 6 | And the more valuable the horse is , with the consequent likelihood of it being kept in more confined and stressful conditions — stabled in solitude rather than out in the paddock with companions — the greater the chances of it developing colic . |
| 7 | This gives the little nest additional stability and so reduces the risk of it being overturned by a gust of wind . |
| 8 | It is now entrenched so deeply there is little chance of it being overturned . |
| 9 | India , Pakistan , Indonesia , Brazil and Kenya have asked to receive data from ERS-1 , which will be made available to them within three hours of it being transmitted from the satellite . |
| 10 | Think of it being said by a policeman who adds , ‘ We think you may be able to help us in our enquiries . ’ |
| 11 | This contributes to the power of her work , adding an element of claustrophobia , but there is some risk of it being missed . |
| 12 | There is a real risk of it being regarded not as a mate but a meal . |
| 13 | I happened to believe that it was important that they protected this week in the international calendar for Britain , especially as in two or three years time , there is the possibility of it being moved to a time when , in theory at least , it ought to be easier to attract top players . |
| 14 | Frequently , too , there are major structural changes to the volcano , with a large part of it being blown away or collapsing to form a gaping crater , up to several kilometres across . |
| 15 | Whatever else , McIllvanney ran a good boatyard and hated to think of it being vandalised . |
| 16 | In doing this , the Club — whilst ‘ losing ’ 3s. 0d. on each playing bondholder — was paying a small price for securing his £100 ‘ loan ’ , thus decreasing the risk of it being recalled . |
| 17 | This might indeed have happened but for the good fortune of it being discovered by Frits and Maaike Luikens , a Dutch couple who were living in Alford at that time . |
| 18 | American political pressure for agreement on the formation of the force was so intense that there seemed little chance of it being rejected by NATO on military or financial grounds . |
| 19 | ‘ I would say there 's a cultural acceptance of violence simply because there 's so much of it being fed to everybody . ’ |
| 20 | A sacrifice of analytical rigour may not be that important if the concept which has been thereby given life is never used , and it is clear from Lord Greene M.R 's judgment in the Wednesbury case that he conceived of it being utilised only in the extreme ( and hypothetical ) instance of ‘ dismissal for red hair type of case . ’ |
| 21 | A stinging blow from the back of Ursula 's hand caught Charlotte round the mouth before she was aware of it being aimed . |
| 22 | Anne McGrath , prosecuting at Chester Youth Court said that sometimes the graffiti re-appeared within 30 minutes of it being cleaned off . |
| 23 | Those in favour of it being dealt with at this meeting ? |
| 24 | The legislation , which was signed by President Bush on the morning of June 26 , imposed a 38-day cooling-off period and forced the participants to submit to arbitration which , in the event of it being approved by the President , would be binding . |
| 25 | In spite of it being claimed that Sunday was the Lord 's day and therefore a day of rest , all in all it was one of the most tiring days of the week . |
| 26 | I have suggested that , in the event of it being loaned to us , we would be happy to arrange a photographic replacement for the duration of the exhibition . |
| 27 | Please send your article early so you stand a better chance of it being published — earlier the better . |
| 28 | The thought of it being read aloud was an embarrassment to her . |
| 29 | This part of the Old World is known as the Badlands on account of it being dominated by interwarring Orc and Goblin tribes . |
| 30 | Where the technique was first practised is unknown , although it is traditionally thought to be of Chinese origin , although there are accounts of it being used in India around 550 BC . |