Example sentences of "[being] [adv prt] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What we must hope and pray for , me boys , ’ he said one night as they dined alone on salad and cold meat , Ellie being out at a concert , ‘ is for a state of some permanence . |
| 2 | The second sense emerges as we follow his explanation of how the civil state would come into being out of a state of nature , by the making of contracts . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | If the character has any sense , he will realize that being out in a lightning storm carrying a chunk of metal is n't a good idea , and drop it to his associates on the ground , turn ethereal , or take some other steps to ensure his safety . |
| 5 | He had virtually lived his entire life in a stable as he was ‘ far too valuable to run the risk of being out in a yard ! ’ |
| 6 | His sore thighs complained at being back on a horse . |