Example sentences of "mind [being] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Happiness , I knew , was not something she thought much of as an end : it was as if she had said , I 'm glad you do n't mind being poor , and , although when I replied to her , it was only to tell her about the baby , Thomas , and how he had put on five pounds and had cut his first tooth , I brooded over what I might have said while I stood at the sink or pushed the pram , making great , windy speeches in my mind , venting on my absent aunt the curious , unreasonable anger that seemed to rise up before me like a dark pit , bottomless and frightening . |
| 2 | So long as I love you , I would n't mind being poor , and I do n't want his money . ’ |
| 3 | We like to have kings to worship and admire : we love a bit of gold leaf to ooh and ah at : we do n't mind being poor just so long as there 's someone poorer than us . |
| 4 | ‘ Grown-ups do n't mind being nasty to children but they do n't like other grown-ups to know they 've been nasty . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't mind being general about Toby , but his personal life is up to him . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I do n't mind being personal , ’ she said . |
| 7 | ‘ I thought you said you did n't mind being alone . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Now that you know he 's out — and around — will you mind being alone down there till Monday ? ’ |
| 9 | B : I do n't mind being ill . |
| 10 | We did n't mind being old fogey , as long as there was no one there reminding us of the fact . |
| 11 | But I do n't mind being bossy at all ! |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't mind being frightening , ’ said Lydia . |
| 13 | I do n't mind being miserable , but I 'm not going to let Daddy and Mummy quarrel because of me . ’ |
| 14 | do n't mind being unpopular if it gets the job done |
| 15 | We become lonely when we mind being alone , and there is only a thin borderline between the two . |
| 16 | The person who is feeling stable , confident and optimistic is far less likely to mind being alone than someone who is still reeling from a major bereavement or break-up . |
| 17 | I never minded being shy . |
| 18 | He wanted to know if I minded being illegitimate … ’ |