Example sentences of "you [verb] [prep] being [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If you mean about being lonely … ’ |
| 2 | Erm but er I think when you say about being confrontational there 's if you 've got a client in front of you the last thing that you want to do is have erm a confrontation with them |
| 3 | Well first of all , what can you do about being stuck in a traffic jam ? |
| 4 | " That 's what you get for being public-spirited . " |
| 5 | You lied about being able to sail . ’ |
| 6 | Honestly Brenda you pay for being nice . |
| 7 | The price you pay for being able to chew when you are young is that you will run out of teeth when you are old . |
| 8 | ‘ Is this also what you meant by being psychic ? ’ |
| 9 | You knew with being pregnant , if you were sick or anything , you still had to go to classes . |
| 10 | Yet there is something you can do , and the earlier you start the more chance you have of being successful . |