Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [verb] being " in BNC.
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| 1 | of women raped by a stranger reported being extremely upset , as against 59 per cent . |
| 2 | Nalgo , whose Stockton branch chairman Steve Matthews said members were not consulted on the proposals , is seeking an urgent meeting with council leader Bob Gibson over moves to axe 38 jobs in a bid to avoid being rate-capped . |
| 3 | The mandatory sentence for anyone found guilty of murder is life imprisonment which for a child means being detained at Her Majesty 's pleasure in one of four special secure treatment centres in Co Durham , Birmingham , Essex and Leeds . |
| 4 | 's father was a warder in the old Royal Scottish Museum from 1932 to 1952 and as a boy remembers being a frequent visitor to Chambers Street . |
| 5 | Lecturers and students have started a campaign to avoid being evicted from their college . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm giving myself a chance to behave like a decent guy , and you a chance to try being a waitress , since for some unfathomable reason it meant enough to you to lie to get the job . |
| 7 | The Lions scrum was consistently wheeled , but they put their act together twice in the 21st and 30th minutes , a pushover try being prevented illegally and the referee awarding the Lions a penalty try that Hastings converted . |
| 8 | Yet to be a go-between means being in the middle . |
| 9 | Being a unionist meant being British or , more exactly , English , rather than being anti-nationalist and anti-Catholic . |
| 10 | Amid signs of increasing desperation , Bush appeared to adopt a two-pronged strategy , using his powers as President to take actions calculated to improve his popularity , while his campaign staff increased the negative content of the campaign by intensifying their attacks on the character of Clinton , particularly in regard to his attempts as a student to avoid being drafted to Vietnam . |
| 11 | These are tiny freedoms , and if a woman enjoys being part of a couple , they should count for nothing . |
| 12 | Those who are still in a state to require being taken care of by others must be protected against their own actions as well as against external injury . |
| 13 | How the hell did a man stop being an agent and suddenly become a civil servant ? |
| 14 | As in the chaotic , early days of Motown — that other record company which once epitomised the sound of Detroit — being a success means being able to turn your hand to anything . |
| 15 | You do n't even need a secret to fear being found out . |
| 16 | Frankie dashed into the main kitchen and passed the window in a stoop to avoid being seen by the men outside . |
| 17 | In the event of the name of a member nominated being on the official panel of available parliamentary candidates of an affiliated organisation the consent in writing of the Executive Committee thereof must also be obtained and sent in with the form of nomination . |
| 18 | Remember that carrying out a survey means being systematic , using your eyes ( and nose sometimes ) , asking questions and seeking the answers . |
| 19 | A TEENAGER who broke almost every important bone in his body when his speeding car collided with a van escaped being locked up yesterday . |