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Example sentences of "be [adj] to being " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	A multitude of medical conditions are due to being overweight , which in many people may simply be the product of self-indulgence rather than food addiction .
2	Every member of the Royal Family enjoys star status ; they are used to being the centre of attention and there is strong unstated rivalry between them .
3	Nothing unusual there ; comedians are used to being shouted at by the audience .
4	Widows will talk of being acutely aware of the gap by their side when they are used to being viewed as one of a couple ( obviously couples who divorce or separate feel the same ) .
5	Whether they will look after our type of clients in the way they are used to being looked after is of course a different question .
6	Children , if they are used to being treated with respect , will behave accordingly .
7	‘ I can see you are used to being in charge . ’
8	Penguins at Birdland are used to being the centre of attraction , some even starred in the last Batman movie .
9	‘ There are certainly doctors who are unsuited to being gynaecologists , ’ he says , ‘ but they have to be weeded out earlier on .
10	Except for the climbers and ramblers , which are amenable to being trained and grown on walls and fences , roses can be said to positively dislike being shut in .
11	The effects of sniffing are similar to being drunk on alcohol .
12	There are lots of things about being a Guide which are similar to being a Brownie — but there are also lots of new and exciting things for you to look forward to .
13	We 're used to being told dark secrets about dead artists , but suddenly it 's open season on twentieth century public figures .
14	‘ They 're cunning animals but they 're used to being hunted by leopards , not by men with guns .
15	They 're used to being married to somebody else , and Jim Ledingham is used to being married to Shirley .
16	An older person who has been accustomed to being in charge does n't suddenly stop feeling responsible for other people just because he or she has gone into a Home .
17	It is now being seen on ponds in the United States where fish are accustomed to being fed .
18	Notice that while doing this you are vulnerable to being pulled over , so your body position should be lower than ever .
19	Instead of mounting sheet and halyard tail bags on he upstands of the cockpit el , where they are vulnerable to being torn off , they are recessed beneath the cockpit seats .
20	The major inhibitions to this process are a natural reserve , the fact that people may not be used to being open about their feelings , a lack of trust caused by limited understanding and , finally , reserve brought about by the relative status of team members , personality and gender issues and a lack of training .
21	‘ But being a woman and not able to inherit , I suppose she might be used to being a second string .
22	Put him in a coach now and by morning Russell might be used to being close to white people again .
23	Of course , with a name like mine I 'm used to being called all sorts of things .
24	‘ Since Natasha was born six months ago , I 'm used to being disturbed in the middle of the night . ’
25	I 'm used to being on my own and you 've had a long day . ’
26	I 'm used to being treated like dirt I 'm not proud .
27	‘ Oh — I 'm used to that , I 'm used to being criticized , despised .
28	Erm and if it 's not it 's er I 'm not going to deny the fact that some people say you know this has been good for me for the last eighteen months erm I 'm er I 'm used to being self employed I 'm going to stay that way but I 'm looking at other avenues .
29	I 'm used to sa , I 'm used to being told that at school .
30	Aside from the fact that Jill is quite capable of carrying her own books , her glumness could easily be due to being a young lesbian forced to suppress it and wishing Jack would take his stupid pick-up lines elsewhere .