Douglas, being now separated from his followers, many of whom were killed, endeavoured to make good his retreat, but was in danger of being killed by a man who attacked him with a huge club.
Besides Hotspur and Sir Robert Stuart being killed, the uncle of Hotspur, the Earl of Worcester, the Baron of Kinderton, and Sir Richard Vernon were taken prisoners.
If they were to rise here I would fight, and take my chance of being killed; but I should not care to risk my life in defence of Valencia, with which I have nothing whatever to do.
We are not afraid of being killed, but we have no confidence in our chiefs.
No more would Whitefoot have gone near a trap again, if he had only broken one of his limbs, instead of being killed, but he should have minded what was said at first.
In a duel then the danger of being killed and of killing is directly willed; it is the precise means chosen to the end in view.
We may face a mountain slope where avalanches occur, but we must not hang about there because of the avalanches, making our amusement or bravado of the chance of being killed.
For a duel is a means of recovering and preserving honour, which is effected by a display of fortitude, which again consists in exposing yourself to the risk of being killed, and, as part of the bargain, of killing the other man.
I mean, my lord, that I do not fear to die, but that I am dreadfully afraid of being killed like a beast.
My dear sir, in the country where we now are, we continually run the risk of being killed.
It is further recorded that as the troops were marching to Nine Gun Hill chums were giving each other messages for home in case of being killed, for all knew there was hard fighting before them.
For that I care nothing whatever, Scopus; besides, you would get more credit from my winning in those games than from my being killed in the others.
Yes, but it is not a question ofbeing killed in battle, Beric; it is a question of being captured in battle and put to death afterwards.
But there is something nobler in being killed as a victim of hate by a victorious enemy than to have to fight to the death as a holiday amusement.
I am not particularly afraid of being killed, but I would rather meet my end by a sword cut or a bullet than by a lance.
It was the first time in my life that I had ever been in danger of being killed by a bullet.
I believe that I was not afraid of being killed, but I could not take my eyes off the great iron ship which lay motionless, without a sign of life about her, a black, menacing monster on the calm water of the lough.
He blamed himself bitterly for singling out Cadoudal in the fight, thus exposing himself to a pre-arranged plan of capture, instead of flinging himself into the fray and killing or being killed.
Barjols, you want to try your chance of being killedby M.
I am quite ready to fight in the open, and to take my chance of being killed there, but I protest against being shut up like a rat in a hole.
I am quite ready to take my chance of being killed fighting, but I should not like to be seized and hacked to pieces in cold blood.
I shall be shown to be a coward, and I shall do my best to put myself in the way of being killed.
I am willing for you to accompany us, but you must watch my men and do as they do, if you are sure you want to put yourselves in the same danger of being killed that we do.
Jim explained to the emigrants why this piece of Indian dress in our possession would be a protection to them in case of an attack on us by the Indians; he said, "The Indians have no fear of being killed in battle.
I thought then it was time for me to be gone, for I had no manner of courage for that risk; and I think verily I was more afraid of being taken sick in a strange country than ever I was of being killed in battle.
M107 In other races and other ages many men may have been willing to accept a kingdom on condition of being killed at the end of a short reign.
M117 Hence it is probable that in some races and at some periods of history it would be easy to find men willing to accept a kingdom on condition of being killed at the end of a short reign.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "being killed" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
