Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [prep] [being] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the UK , " exchange status " is largely equated with being a recognised investment exchange ( RIE ) under the Financial Services Act 1986 ( FSA ) . |
| 2 | The Reformation had quickly called into being a great quantity of vernacular religious song : hymns , ‘ spiritual songs ’ for domestic devotion , metrical translations of the Psalms . |
| 3 | It was also accused of being a regressive tax , in that the fixed charge per head tended to affect low income earners more than high income earners despite the existence of rebates for poor families . |
| 4 | He was even accused of being a German spy ! |
| 5 | Cos I I thought the the pit was quite well known for being a poor poor payer . |
| 6 | At some time in the 19th century it became a school , then reverted to being a private house , but was in a sadly neglected state when bought by Major and Mrs Anthony Burke in 1953 . |
| 7 | Two inner offices , panelled in frosted glass , concealed Mrs. Taylor , recently promoted from being a Senior Clerkess , and Alan Prentice . |