Example sentences of "[being] [adv prt] on [art] " in BNC.

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1 They are not sufficient to justify the portrayal of Scotland as being out on a limb from the rest of Britain , either in its voting behaviour or the thinking that produces it .
2 I loved being out on the sea — it felt much more like ‘ real ’ sailing than being on a lake .
3 It was all question of being out on the track at the right moment close to the end of the session when it was drying .
4 The race , between Speke and New Brighton and back , means hundreds of people being out on the river but neither the Lifeboat service or the Coastguard were officially notified of the arrangements .
5 ‘ What I 'll miss most , ’ confesses our retiring hero , ‘ is being out on the stage before a 60,000 crowd , performing .
6 His sore thighs complained at being back on a horse .
7 Lindsey came on and sat in for a couple of numbers and really enjoyed being back on the boards with us lot .
8 Waringstown are disappointed at being back on the road in the Schweppes , having played four out of five matches away when winning the trophy last summer .
9 Indeed , the two M boys themselves were not totally happy at first at having these initially undisciplined children visiting their home and generally being around on a regular basis .
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