Example sentences of "[being] [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] [art] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leslie was disturbed to hear of this latest small trauma : ‘ It distresses me , ’ he wrote , ‘ to think of you being chivvied about in the way you are ; after all , the army supports me , and when it moves me thinks a wee bit about me . |
| 2 | There is a genuine exchange , a genuine sale and a genuine investment company , the whole transaction being carried out in a way which the Act , in express terms , provides for . |
| 3 | Lisabeth and Fenella were being moved out of the way and generally harried from pillar to post . |
| 4 | The young child will feel that he is being pushed out of the way to make room for someone much more important . |
| 5 | Je t'aime : a different procedure , with the subject and object being got out of the way first , so that the long vowel of adoration can be savoured to the full . |
| 6 | and one is being sent out in a way |
| 7 | Missed departure cover is particularly important because there is more chance of being held up on the way to the airport in winter than in summer . |