Sentence examples of "being" in English

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For the time being I want to work at that bookstore. Per ora voglio lavorare in quella libreria.

sorry for being a late scusate per il ritardo

I apologize for being late. Chiedo scusa per il ritardo.

Please excuse my being late. Vogliate scusare il mio ritardo.

I was feeling like being crushed. Mi sentivo schiacciare.

He hates being told to hurry up. Odia farsi dire di sbrigarsi.

She insists on her son being innocent. Insiste l'innocenza di suo figlio.

How do you account for your being late? Come spieghi il tuo ritardo?

I used to dream about being a ballerina. Sognavo di diventare una ballerina.

Not being careful of his health, he fell ill. Trascurando la propria salute, si ammalò.

Tourists on the French Riviera are being robbed by thieves who gas them as they sleep. Alcuni turisti sulla riviera francese vengono rapinati da ladri che li stordiscono con il gas nel sonno.

Which means that our perception of any situation depends only partly on sensory signals being received at that time. Il che significa che la nostra percezione di qualunque situazione dipende solo in parte dai segnali sensoriali che riceviamo in quel momento.

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