Example sentences of "[prep] [being] [verb] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But most EC members are now no longer ashamed of being seen to strike tactical alliances with Britain . |
| 2 | Corporate executives contemplating the possibility of being required to commit corporate crimes know that they face a regulatory agency which for the most part will be unable to detect what is going on , and in the minority of cases when it does , it will have no heart and few resources to pursue the matter into the criminal courts . |
| 3 | The second version of the Insolvent Debtors Act did not prevent anyone who mismanaged his finances , or who was commendably cautious but overwhelmed by catastrophe , from being forced to spend two months in prison . |
| 4 | We are lucky in being helped to envisage these statues by possessing a fine bronze statuette of identical character ( fig. 13 ) . |
| 5 | Perhaps for lack of alternatives , the left in both countries is gambling on being allowed to fight fair elections , to take power if they win , and then to be able to implement real reforms in government . |
| 6 | There 's a big price to pay for being caught stealing rare creatures , with fines of up to £2,000 for each animal . |
| 7 | During the course of counselling , patients who bottle up their feelings are often helped by being encouraged to express these emotions . |