Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thatcher said that the UK was ‘ financially sound ’ , there was a ban on overtime ( voluntary ) on British Rail ; the US was organising sanctions against Poland for daring to be taken over by the military and the Social Science Research Council , to muffled cheers and sobs , got a £1 million cut . |
| 2 | Parish councillors at Robin Hood 's Bay are calling for policing to be stepped up . |
| 3 | The stock exchange 's ostensible reason for stopping the grey market was that investors did not have enough information about the Zeneca issue for trading to be ‘ fair ’ . |
| 4 | Some of the most successful war artists were appointed from combatant ranks after proving to be inept soldiers . |
| 5 | As with all professions , medical and pharmacological competence can not and should not be taken for granted , as evidenced by the frequency with which new drugs are introduced and then withdrawn from the market after proving to be harmful , even fatal in continued use . |
| 6 | Some of the most successful war artists were appointed from combatant ranks after proving to be inept soldiers . |
| 7 | After refusing to be a Jesuit , he then refused to be an atheist . |
| 8 | Worst of all , Christ Church Canterbury was burnt in 1011 and its archbishop murdered the following year after refusing to be ransomed . |
| 9 | David Wheatley , 28 , lived in a fantasy after failing to be taken on by the Force . |
| 10 | After failing to be appointed to Oxford 's new chair of electrical physics in 1900 , he worked to achieve similar recognition for engineering . |
| 11 | Peter-Michael Diestel ( the Interior Minister ) resigned from the DSU on July 2 , and later joined the CDU , after failing to be elected as DSU chairman by the party congress in Leipzig on June 30 . |
| 12 | The Iraqi News Agency ( INA ) reported that Hammadi had also been dropped as a member of the Revolutionary Command Council ( RCC ) after failing to be re-elected to the party 's regional command . |
| 13 | A 19-year-old single girl took an overdose of tablets after claiming to be in love with a priest — despite the fact she had not spoken to him for four years . |
| 14 | He had felt betrayed by the visit , after hoping to be lifted out of his crushing depression by it . |
| 15 | At the same time there is a conflict between wanting to be on the nest and away from the nest . |
| 16 | Morrissey ought to get himself a string section and stop swanning about pretending to be Melvyn Bragg . ’ |
| 17 | Although strictly speaking the company is responsible for the cost of materials immediately the order is placed , the normal procedure is for costing to be delayed until the invoice has been checked and approved for payment . |
| 18 | I agree with eating disorder 's therapist Marilyn Lawrence that ‘ when compulsive exercisers talk about how good their regime makes them feel , they are actually talking about wanting to be a good person . |
| 19 | She had talked to him twice already about wanting to be sent away to school and he had looked at her sadly , saying , ‘ But you 're too young , Katherine . |
| 20 | I know you both think I 'm an egotistical shit , going on about wanting to be famous . |
| 21 | And what 's so terrible about wanting to be left alone ? |
| 22 | The conclusion is that we need enthusiasm for living to be healthy and energetic . |
| 23 | Mrs Gorman even made a little joke about living to be ninety . |
| 24 | There was , for one thing , a strong tendency for writing to be used as a help to memory rather than as an autonomous and independent mode of communication ’ ( ibid. p. 40 ) . |
| 25 | They not only face the dangers of living in a war-torn society , but also risk torture or death for wanting to tell the truth as they see it and for refusing to be a part of the various propaganda machines that are fuelling the present conflict . |
| 26 | They will have to choose between pretending to be friends of the farmer and lackeys of the environmentalist . |
| 27 | A young man was chained to the back of the cart for pretending to be a priest . |
| 28 | Second : give people a reason for wanting to be successful . |
| 29 | One also needs to give people a reason for wanting to be successful . |
| 30 | It is important to identify your personal reasons for wanting to be slimmer and feel healthier . |