Sentence examples of "Being" in English

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Stop being so fucking retarded! Sei nicht so verdammt zurückgeblieben.
He doesn't like being told what to do. Er lässt sich nicht gerne Anweisungen geben.
Being free, she went out for a walk. Da sie Zeit hatte, ging sie spazieren.
They insisted on the criminal being punished. Sie bestanden darauf, dass der Verbrecher bestraft wird.
Holmes went out of the room without being noticed by anyone. Holmes ging aus dem Zimmer ohne dass dies jemand bemerkte.
He barely missed being killed. Er ist nur knapp dem Tod entkommen.
There is little, if any, hope of his being alive. Es gibt wenig Hoffnung, dass er lebt. Wenn überhaupt.
I don't like being asked to go shopping. Ich mag es nicht, wenn man mich fragt, ob ich einkaufen ginge.
Liberty consists of being able to make everything as harmless as possible. Freiheit besteht darin, alles machen zu können, was keinem anderen schadet.
Tom was just being polite. Tom war nur höflich.
There being no train, we had to walk all the way. Da es keinen Zug gab, mussten wir den ganzen Weg zu Fuß laufen.
He is being kind today. Er ist heute freundlich.
Intermediate and advanced language courses are given in the language being learned. Zwischen- und Fortgeschrittenen Sprachkurse werden in der Sprache gegeben, die gelernt wurde.
She came near being drowned. Sie wäre fast ertrunken.
She scolded him for being late. Sie schimpfte ihn aus, weil er zu spät war.
He narrowly escaped being run over. Er wäre um ein Haar überfahren worden.
Mary confessed to being a witch. Mary gestand, eine Hexe zu sein.
He is being very kind today. Er ist heute sehr freundlich.
He was happy being a Jew. Er war glücklich, ein Jude zu sein.
I like being on the team. Ich bin gerne in der Mannschaft.
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