Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [noun] being [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | See what I mean about metal being unparodiable ? |
| 2 | Are you aware that the array of funerals , commonly made by undertakers , is strictly the heraldic array of a baronial funeral , the two men who stand at the doors being supposed to be the two porters of the castle , with their staves , in black ; the man who heads the procession , wearing a scarf , being a representative of a herald-at-arms ; the man who carries a plume of feathers on his head being an esquire , who bears the shield and casque , with its plume of feathers ; the pall-bearers , with batons , being representatives of knights-companions-at-arms ; the men walking with wands being supposed to represent gentlemen-ushers , with their wands : are you aware that this is said to be the origin and type of the common array usually provided by those who undertake to perform funerals ? |
| 3 | In the course of the fourteenth century mechanical clocks became progressively more numerous in Europe , most of those that were not installed in churches being public clocks . |
| 4 | It was agreed that a pedestrian tunnel , the Tower subway , should be driven under the Thames ‘ as a sample of the system ’ , but the memory of the extreme difficulties of Isambard K. Brunel [ q.v. ] in completing the Thames tunnel resulted in none of the contractors approached by Barlow being willing to tender for the work . |
| 5 | As Agnes hurried down the street it came to her that it had been tactless of her to talk about life being dull and with no bright future ; for had they any bright future ? |
| 6 | As Weisstein says , seeing psychological gender differences as complementary is sophism : ‘ It is no use to talk about women being different but equal ; all of the tests 1 can think of have a ‘ good ’ outcome and a ‘ bad ’ outcome ’ ( 1973 : 419 ) . |
| 7 | Was it because of what Robert had said about Giles being jealous ? |
| 8 | I remembered what Lili had said about brides being gift-wrapped , and thought of them in their boxes . |
| 9 | Anna believed in children being free , she trusted them , and she saw to it that Constanza got a proper education . |
| 10 | I am sure that the 7 million or so patients who will benefit from nurses being able to prescribe will be grateful that he has chosen a Bill which will certainly be passed and will certainly — once it has reached the statute book and is implemented — have practical benefits for that many patients . |
| 11 | Secondly , there is a risk that higher prices charged by monopoly suppliers will result in DHAs being able to purchase a lower volume of services than provided at present . |
| 12 | What I now want to suggest is that there is a lot of very successful science currently being conducted which literally depends on functionalism being true . |
| 13 | Emphasis has been made on colours being complementary rather than the overpowering theme of total pattern co-ordination , a distinction which is already proving to be a success . |
| 14 | Rain had never thought about Pascoe being married , having a life beyond the Post . |
| 15 | Until now she had never thought about Annie being interested in men , she was so reserved and proper , but it seemed to Carrie that Billy might have kindled a spark in the young woman . |
| 16 | When their journey began , a crucial ingredient consisted in Boswell being able to show Johnson off to the people of Scotland who met him . |
| 17 | Couples stay together for any number of reasons other than happiness : questions of money , children , accommodation or idleness , depression , habit , fears above all : fear of what the neighbours will say , fear of loss of status — fear of going without sex being chief amongst them . |
| 18 | ‘ I must thank you for all this and giving me food in the week and I 'm sorry for what I said , it 's just that I 'm not used to people being nice to me . |
| 19 | We hear of teachers being afraid of their pupils . |
| 20 | You hear of actresses being temperamental — this girl is n't . |
| 21 | This will depend on space being available to handle larger blocks in main storage ; it was considered in more detail in Chapter 4 ( see p. 75 ) . |
| 22 | Much will now depend on Nordstrom being able to plug into a ‘ superhighway ’ using digital and fibre-optic technology to provide new telecommunications links . |
| 23 | In everyday life we talk about things being good and bad , and we know perfectly well what we mean . |
| 24 | Talk about folks being touchy , Charlie . |
| 25 | The few psychiatrists I respect always talk about people being mad . |
| 26 | It has to be experienced through people being able to be honest with themselves and reaching towards integrity . |
| 27 | At this point we were told that the WO often found it difficult to get a clear indication of what was going on until it was too late to intervene without revocation being necessary . |
| 28 | With more hair she could pass for Springsteen being playful in the dark . |
| 29 | Richard said , ‘ What did he mean about Adam being busy ? ’ |
| 30 | It is further suggested that this will lead to women being able to take up paid work instead , further advancing their equality with men . |