Example sentences of "[pron] be [prep] [being] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , it is of great importance to discover more about how the listener 's brain identifies what it receives from the ear ( stages 4 and 5 ) ; many experiments have shown how sensitive we are to very slight acoustic differences and how flexible we are in being able to adjust to very different speakers . |
| 2 | The earlier you discuss a potential or actual problem with the lender , the more chance there is of being able to arrange matters satisfactorily . |
| 3 | The earlier you discuss a potential or actual problem with the lender , the more chance there is of being able to arrange matters satisfactorily . |
| 4 | The tuners are Jackson-stamped Gotohs and have proved in the past to be man enough for the job , relegated as they are to being mere anchor points for the strings , taking into account the Floyd Rose licensed tremolo employed here . |
| 5 | It 's about being young and terribly embarrassed and wanting to make an impression but not knowing what it is . |
| 6 | So it 's not about being aggressive it 's not about being aggressive or submissive it 's about being clear to true to yourself being aware of what you want from any given situation . |
| 7 | But it 's worth being brave : the staff are normal and charming . |
| 8 | But it includes much more … from personal hygiene to library studies … from a Police course to knowing what it 's like being deaf . |
| 9 | So you know what it 's like being small |
| 10 | John Upson says that it 's like being Managing Director of a good team . |
| 11 | It 's like being married . ’ |
| 12 | It 's like being stuck on a telephone line . |
| 13 | It is through being able to see simultaneously both backwards as well as forwards , without the need to glance over his shoulder . |
| 14 | It is worth being clear in your own mind about the possible usefulness of Blake 's grid . |
| 15 | Obviously , it is in a ‘ plugger 's ’ interest to claim that it was his or her work which made a record into a hit , but if you employ a ‘ plugger ’ it is worth being sceptical when deciding what to believe . |
| 16 | It is by being aware of ‘ before ’ and ‘ after ’ in change that we are aware of time . |
| 17 | It is by being prepared to be people 's servants for Jesus ' sake so that the light may shine through to them . |
| 18 | He decided it was worth being polite . |
| 19 | Her eyes were weird enough as it was without being bloodshot as well . |
| 20 | And it was like being new to prison all over again , the rules and regulations were quite different . |
| 21 | Patsy had always told Mrs Hogan that it was like being dead and going to Heaven to have a room of your own . |
| 22 | It was like being sick : she loathed herself , but there was an awful relief in doing it . |
| 23 | It was like being adrift on a warm sea , floating on a slow , swelling tide that would eventually wash up on a sun-kissed beach in little breakers of sparkling foam . |
| 24 | he was like being shy but he 'd had all the side of his fur like shaved , and I thought urgh ! |