Example sentences of "being [vb pp] [conj] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally I was given the number , but not the code for Guildford , connection being broken before I could ask for it . |
| 2 | There is a risk of a misleading illusion being formed and I know that my hon. Friend would wish to avoid that . |
| 3 | Was it Monday , no it was yesterday , I was in the loo and I could hear this paper being ripped and I thought oh they 've got one of my club catalogues , I did n't think any more of it and then I could hear Joseph going weee , I thought what the devil 's he got , so went out , Joseph has got the flying circus bus that was meant for Charlotte and him and , Brenda and Charlotte was sharing the , the , garage thing that I 've brought so I thought well now it 's out , well they 're not going to keep all that till I said to him whatever is Father Christmas going to say , I said he 's supposed to be taking these away to bring I said er , what 's Father Christmas gon na say ? , no Ben forget , so I thought while they 're out I could see Joseph 's playing a lot , way with this bus thing , he was having a whale of a time , he thought that was great , so I said to Charlotte I said do you like that bus ? |
| 4 | At the thought of those tears , my eyes felt as though they were being crushed and I wished that that moment would last forever . |
| 5 | ‘ I keep being reminded that I am only 18 , but I am eager and enthusiastic to play . |
| 6 | ‘ I do n't like being reminded that I have not one drop of blood to link me with my family . ’ |
| 7 | Much the funniest poll night offering — with the possible exception of Have I Got News For You ( BBC2 ) , which was still being edited as I write — was the scheduled repeat of Porridge ( BBC1 ) . |
| 8 | He has visited Britain several times but he has never been even close to being caught and I am pleased about that . |
| 9 | Motion one seven eight , reference is being sought and I understand that Liverpool have agreed . |
| 10 | Yes he 's saying a com condition of er general conformity that the general conformity is apparently er met by this er what 's being done and I think general conformity , I , I do n't know I 'm guessing , relates to the housing commitment of a broad strategic equivalent , is that the point ? |
| 11 | She was being strangled and I pulled him off . |
| 12 | My Lord , I think the case is being made if I may say so sir , to give the jury the impression that the police just document . |
| 13 | I guess that plans were already being made when I was born , for a year or so later my Dad left for London . |
| 14 | There 's lots of new plays being written that I look at and say ‘ Oh yes — there 's lots of opportunities there ’ . |
| 15 | In his head , as in mine , the unending private minute is being written and I can read it , I discover , almost as clearly as my own . |
| 16 | Actually , I was quite looking forward to having the mysteries of all the ropes and bits of wood being revealed so I arrived , on a sunny day with fairly high hopes ( along with 3 sweater , 2 pairs of socks , waterproof gear and a large life jacket ) . |
| 17 | They were both attacked , one having a violent headache , the other being possessed as I now realised I had been . |
| 18 | I found the same classificatory system in use with the same unconscious linguistic divisions being applied as I had learned in the mid-1950s . |
| 19 | I 'm trying to avoid being noticed if I overeat . |
| 20 | where 's the beef ? so , so I 'm dubious about this in terms of quality of nutrition , in terms of choice being offered and I think we need to look a lot more closely at this before we jump into agreement , change or in the system . |
| 21 | That was being watched when I was there . |
| 22 | Er I think our position is that we provide as you know , air defence through a layered system er of air defence aircraft and missiles and the simple truth is that in the light of the changes in the strategic er setting , particularly er as it affects U K air defence , we have decided that the provision of a medium defensive layer , that is the M sound system to which you refer , is not a high priority at the moment and the programme is therefore being postponed and I have to emphasise it 's not been abandoned . |
| 23 | I was always running up against her and being told that I had a shoelace undone , or my buttons needed polishing , or my hair was touching my collar , Airwoman ! |
| 24 | Just as I had been told repeatedly that I was destined to ‘ do well ’ , so then I was being told that I was destined to be ‘ stout ’ . |
| 25 | My life was being timed but I was not contributing . |
| 26 | The only answer was to run — in the hope that I can escape being apprehended while I find out what 's happening to the project I was working on . |
| 27 | I much prefer being assessed as I go along , rather than having big exams at the end of the year . |
| 28 | I could see my sister being nourished as I had been nourished , and I was demanding some sort of parity . |
| 29 | That is being provided and I look forward to meeting the bid committee again towards the end of this month . |
| 30 | That bit I put in about knowing if we were being followed when I drove you to the station will stop them trying to do just that , will keep them away from here . |