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Example sentences for "being much"

  • But, not having the honour of being much known to his grace, I could not have presumed to enter his castle, though to introduce even so celebrated a stranger.

  • This part of the coast is bad for vessels to close with, being much broken, and having several rocky islets scattered near it; but two miles off shore there is no danger.

  • Indeed we had great cause to look about us, being much diminished in numbers, and those who remained being still very weak; insomuch that we were under the necessity to leave one of our ships at the port of St Croix.

  • The other vessels belonging to the enemy, being much shattered in the engagement, were all burnt, and the town was destroyed.

  • Being much enraged at the duplicity of Malek, Nuno began to make preparations for the reduction of Diu.

  • Being much fatigued, and having still a great way to go, he came into a street where a refreshing breeze blew on his face, and the pavement was sprinkled with rose-water.

  • A person named Abou Neeut, or the well-intentioned, being much distressed in his own country, resolved to seek a better livelihood in another.

  • Three very ingenious sharpers who associated together, being much distressed, agreed, in hopes of obtaining immediate relief, that they would go to the sultan, and pretend each to superior ability in some occupation.

  • This grim fixture, it was said, being much averse to any change of place or position, never failed to punish the individual severely who should dare to lay hands on it.

  • Rupert, being much inferior in force, took shelter in Kinsale, and escaping thence, fled toward the coast of Portugal.

  • Being much amazed at this conduct, the old man could not forbear exclaiming-- "Varlet!

  • The Thebans indeed defended themselves with a zeal and courage beyond their strength, being much outnumbered by their enemies.

  • This, though a little brackish, being much preferable to the other, we began watering here early the next morning, and finished the same day.

  • It has been mentioned before, that the feathers of these birds are in great request, being much used in making their cloaks and other ornamental parts of their dress.

  • The king approached him full of curiosity, and asked him his name and lineage, and then, being much delighted, courteously conducted him to his palace.

  • On the 24th of October, being much recovered, we resumed our journey, though I was still so weak as to find much difficulty in sitting on horseback.

  • On the third day, to our great joy and surprise, we descried land, being much astonished to discover land in a quarter where no person could have expected it[2].

  • They complained of being much oppressed by the idolaters; and were dismissed by De Gama with promises of a powerful and speedy assistance.

  • The admiral gave to all of them glass beads, pins and other trifles, being much pleased at their simplicity; and at length came to a peninsula having a good harbour, and where a good fort might have been made.

  • Other parties were again sent on shore, who fired muskets and sounded trumpets, yet all to no purpose, and Columbus was inclined to leave Marqué to his fate, being much concerned at the delay.

  • The admiral gave to all strings of glass beads, pins, or other toys, being much pleased to see the simple innocence of the natives.

  • Celery, being much larger, cannot easily be confounded with it.

  • This participates of the virtues of garlic, from which it differs chiefly in being much weaker.

  • Being much fatigued he supped and slept well during the night.

  • The king, being much enraged at this, said in a great passion, Daughter, you are mad, and I must use you as such.

  • The sultan, being much surprised, was mighty impatient to see this himself.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "being much" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    being able; being admitted; being baffled; being bound; being dead; being dissolved; being disturbed; being duly; being employed; being full; being lost; being many; being once; being poor; being pressed; being questioned; being quite; being relieved; being summoned; being sworn; being the; being under; being unwilling; being well; single head; well understood