Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [prep] being [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given the conception we have , are mental events as we have conceived them excluded from being physical ? |
| 2 | If someone persists in being awkward , then as leader you can choose to continue the discussion with them elsewhere and move on to another questioner . |
| 3 | Now that 's what I mean about being dishonest . |
| 4 | It 's like should I resign for being involved in a sex scandal ? |
| 5 | I confess to being sceptical about the whole enterprise , but readers who agree with Hughes that we need a drama that blends the sacred with the secular , on the model of the best Greek tragedies , may feel differently . |
| 6 | ‘ I lied about being gay , ’ went on Robert . |
| 7 | He said , I hope I 'm not embarrassing you but I believe in being frank . |
| 8 | ‘ What possible reason could I have for being tense ? |
| 9 | ‘ I talk about being black because I 'm proud to be , ’ says Christie . |
| 10 | I like them like that because what I tend to do with so I like them that big because then I can cut them up into sticks , stick them in the fridge , then if I feel like being naughty not ever so naughty because I 'm nibbling at carrots rather than a packet of crisps or something . |
| 11 | I counted on being able to dodge my way on to the ferry and I did n't think I would need any money once I got to France . |
| 12 | He 's almost halfway across and suddenly I go from being terrified and annoyed to being exhilarated , intoxicated ; overjoyed . |
| 13 | I 'll go and stand in the corner I think for being naughty . |
| 14 | Okay Chair , that 's just a note that it er , it 's a matter we 've raised with this Committee on several occasions in the past , and getting close I think to being able to present some detailed figures as to the likely costs in future , of firemen 's pension sch scheme to Shropshire County Council . |
| 15 | I admit to being guilty of slapping his face , in anger . |
| 16 | And I admit to being guilty of one of Dewey 's charges : as an editor , I have not shared reviewers ' comments with other reviewers , and I have certainly published papers after they have received negative reviews yet may not have explained why to those reviewers who labour so hard on my behalf . |
| 17 | I apologised for being curt with the lecherous one and said that maybe we 'd meet for a drink . |
| 18 | The first person I ever came out to as a student was a person I suspected of being gay and everyone else thought he was gay ; in fact , he vehemently denied it after I came out . |
| 19 | Erik Keiserud , the head of UNI 's board of administrators , says a foreign investor , which insists on being nameless , has also proposed a solution . |
| 20 | He led her quickly up a staircase which began by being broad and stone and went on up to twist woodenly to the top of the tower . |
| 21 | In the meantime , the lads bludgeon out wodges of cacophonous , shapeless noise , like ‘ Waiting For The Wolves ’ and ‘ Hope Your Dreams Come True ’ , which revel in being unlistenable squalls far away from the succinct migraine catchiness of that hit single . |
| 22 | The Gulf conflict is particularly ill-suited to the traditional left culture of opposition , which relies on being able to mark out ideological ground in antagonism , to the prevailing consensus and then trying to win converts . |
| 23 | The circulation of air round a depression usually has ‘ fronts ’ or areas of rain associated with it , and when birds , which navigate by being able to see the night sky , meet with a barrier of rain and bad visibility then there is nothing for it but to drop down to the nearest land and wait until conditions improve . |
| 24 | And he rarely complained during his recuperation from the first back operation , to repair a number of fractures , which looked like being successful when he returned for Middlesex at the start of 1991 and took four for 60 against Somerset with a performance which particularly impressed his own wicket-keeper Paul Farbrace . |
| 25 | Every night — in that twilight time which comes between being awake and falling asleep — Sylvia was to lie in bed and spend some minutes concentrating on relaxing her mind and her body and establishing a regular breathing pattern . |
| 26 | Despite her success , she insists on being down-to-earth and believes she has an obligation to give a little back to the sport which shot her to fame . |
| 27 | It was just as well Devoy clinched the issue in three games , for she admitted to being tired . |
| 28 | ‘ If you mean about being lonely … ’ |
| 29 | and she 'll just think about it , and the more she thinks about being depressed the more she 'll get depressed in thinking |
| 30 | She rejoiced in being free from the place , but she talked of it with comprehension and critical affection . |