Example sentences of "be [being] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Are you sure you 're being realistic ? ’ she would say , and the conversation would then cease . |
| 2 | The diet they 're being fed does n't contain enough energy or calories . |
| 3 | People who think they 're being persecuted always think people are paying them a great deal of attention so they come to believe that they must in a sense be very important people , ’ he said . |
| 4 | The idea of a regular Mr Plod seeing Leather And Bones walking down the road in his T-shirt and saying , here my lad , you 're being seditious , come with me . |
| 5 | You 've every right to feel hard done by , so do n't start thinking that you 're being selfish . |
| 6 | ‘ We 're being filmed . |
| 7 | I spect they 're being taken someplace for stuff to be put in them . |
| 8 | ‘ We 're being invaded , so we 're taking hostages , ’ said one , who appeared to be their leader . |
| 9 | I 've often felt desperate too , but I 've never been able to talk about it because people think you 're being superior : holier than human . |
| 10 | ‘ I have to know what you 're being asked for . |
| 11 | ‘ I think we 're being rather unfair . |
| 12 | ‘ They 're being trained in Scotland as Raiding Forces . |
| 13 | ‘ Ay carumba ! ’ and , most tellingly of all , given that The Simpsons are Sky-TV 's biggest asset here , ‘ Kids in TV-land , you 're being duped ’ |
| 14 | You become a mug when you 're getting beaten up and not getting paid for it , when you 're being exploited , when you 're getting hurt . |
| 15 | ‘ I think you 're being very naïve . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Now you 're being stupid . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I was just trying to show you you 're being silly . |
| 18 | ‘ We 're being evacuated , starting tomorrow , ’ she declared . |
| 19 | You 're not being asked to go , you 're being told ’ |
| 20 | I want the world to know how things stand , and that we 're being truthful and open and not ashamed or in any way put down . |
| 21 | ‘ You 're being too clever . |
| 22 | Dear Sue : I do n't think you 're being frank . |
| 23 | While I understand your difficulties , Sue , it seems to me that you 're being defeatist . |
| 24 | Dear Richard : I do n't think you 're being frank . |
| 25 | ‘ You 're being contrary , are n't you ? |
| 26 | You 're being quite wonderful ! ’ |
| 27 | This motif was used on the air every day and we rang all possible changes on the ‘ we 're being done in by the big bogey-man ’ theme , so much so that we had some of our faithful old lady listeners actually in tears . |
| 28 | ‘ Come on , you 're being locked up . ’ |
| 29 | Oh , come on ( I hear someone opining ) , you 're being far , far too precious , elitist , and boring . |
| 30 | We could explain to viewers that cars are now built by robots , and use computer graphics so that people will understand how they 're being totally dehumanised … ’ |