Example sentences of "[verb] [being] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I would be delighted if you would consider being interviewed for the film . |
| 2 | An unfortunate error also resulted in seventeen questionnaires with the question deleted being issued on a week day . |
| 3 | then the , the main problem is rent because presumably it all , all starts being creamed off the top so , okay you do n't have to redistribute land , but you can still get rid of the landlords and the people who are erm taking away the surplus |
| 4 | Maisie particularly enjoyed being spanked with a hairbrush , and liked to accompany this activity with a series of clear , confident expressions of her need to be disciplined . |
| 5 | M. B. I never forget being called by a superintendent , who said : ‘ Sergeant Bullock , you 're acting inspector over the weekend . |
| 6 | ‘ The repeated testing is leading to problems in that animals now associate being put in a crush with being tested and one can get considerable stress in older animals . |
| 7 | did n't enjoy being tossed in a blanket , |
| 8 | Just as you may resent being disturbed in the college library , so fellow students do n't enjoy being interrupted in the middle of some important piece of work . |
| 9 | There was so much enraged violence in the action that Isabel knew she had missed being hurled across the church by that powerful arm only because of fitzAlan 's self-control . |
| 10 | Some patients , perhaps especially those who express anxiety about the risk of fire or who are known to have experienced a fire , may welcome being told about the fire precautions in the ward . |
| 11 | He imagined being shot in the water and it closing over his head , filling his mouth and lungs , the last moments of life choked out of him . |
| 12 | The subtle effects of centuries of propaganda will not be easily overcome , but we could make a start by looking more honestly at the reality of war and stop being blinded by the glamour . |
| 13 | Corbett could smell the heavy , thick fragrance of those mouth-watering dishes he had seen being prepared in the kitchen . |
| 14 | Hari felt the impulse to ruffle William 's hair but she knew he would resent being treated like the child he was , boys grew up quickly in the harsh realities of World 's End . |
| 15 | Just as you may resent being disturbed in the college library , so fellow students do n't enjoy being interrupted in the middle of some important piece of work . |
| 16 | But I I do n't like being treated like a child ! |
| 17 | Nor did she like being summoned to the cabin next door , but Penrose was a leading Wren . |
| 18 | he does n't l like being tied to the bench does he ? |
| 19 | Does n't like being put on the spot and adopts conceptualising and abstract thinking to counter this . |
| 20 | NOTE Men may not like being taken to the toilet by a woman , nor a woman by a man . |
| 21 | I do n't like being accused of a crime I did n't commit , cos I admit to things I do . |
| 22 | She had a very jolly time in Korea and she does not like being photographed by the Press . |
| 23 | You did n't like being woken in the middle of the night for ice cream , but you sat up and ate it in bed before it melted to please your father . |
| 24 | He was worried that a dairymaid might leave the dairy , and then her cows would not like being milked by a stranger . |
| 25 | The clients appreciate being kept in the picture , even if their stay can not be made shorter . |
| 26 | It is as a result of fears such as this that members of the RUC are required to obtain official permission before they cam talk to outsiders , such as the Press and researchers , or face being sacked from the force . |
| 27 | It was Dr Who that provided the young Loveday with his earliest musical revelations , as he can remember being transfixed by the time travelling adventures and the theme music ( an early outing into electronic music composed by the legendary Ron Grainer and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop ) . |
| 28 | She swore she could remember being dropped on the floor by the doctor who delivered her . |
| 29 | The action-packed day costs £249 and includes being met at the airport by Rudolf the reindeer , a trip to the Arctic Circle and Santa Village , snowmobiling and reindeer rides , a buffet lunch and a chance to do some shopping . |
| 30 | I jumped behind Joe to avoid being hit with the stick . |