Example sentences of "[to-vb] being [vb pp] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I jumped behind Joe to avoid being hit with the stick . |
| 2 | He thought you would have to keep well over to one side of the car roof to avoid being struck by the side of the tunnel arch as the train came into Gloucester Road . |
| 3 | Only thirty yards or so separated them , when Curtis saw the Prophet lift a hand from the steering wheel and knock the rear-view mirror out of alignment to avoid being blinded by the glare . |
| 4 | Try to avoid being overcome by the sense of relief at finishing which produces a vague summary or a conclusion of the " thus it can be seen … variety . |
| 5 | On 11 March 1812 he volunteered for the San Domingo ( 74 guns ) , probably to avoid being pressed into the navy . |
| 6 | All is done to avoid being put on the spot or challenged . |
| 7 | For Liverpool , this season 's troubles have seen them in an unfamiliar battle to avoid being sucked into the relegation fight but Souness admitted : ‘ It was a good game for us to win . |
| 8 | From the tone of her voice , I thought I was not going to be able to avoid being slung in the box and slipped off the Isle of Wight ferry . |
| 9 | In extreme winds ( Force 6+ ) you have to keep very low to avoid being thrown over the front . |
| 10 | But as she kept to the inside edge of the footpath to avoid being splashed by the congestion of horse-drawn vehicles her gaze turned to the heart of the city , and all at once her spirits lifted . |
| 11 | If , that is , we survived the cold and managed to avoid being hurled by the wind into that bottomless pit at the base of the waterfall . |
| 12 | Seton did not appear to resent being replaced in the governorship ; indeed he might even have been somewhat relieved , for it was a grievous responsibility in present circumstances and he had borne it sufficiently long . |
| 13 | I could n't afford to risk being left on the shelf once Karen had had her way with me . |