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Example sentences for "besides being"

  • We galloped fast, for the day, besides being rainy, was cold; and in the afternoon reached Las Millas.

  • Besides being employed on the New Zealand Geological Survey, he acted as Entomological Collector to the Dominion Museum at Wellington.

  • Besides being a beacon for sledging parties, it was used for ablation measurements.

  • Here Lee held a position which was very strong, naturally, besides being intrenched.

  • General Dodge, besides being a most capable soldier, was an experienced railroad builder.

  • Old Fulcher, besides being an industrious basket-maker was an out and out thief, as was also his son, and indeed every member of his family.

  • Injuries about the legs or feet might do burglars spiritual as well as physical good in the long-run, besides being beneficial to society.

  • Besides being a hard-working man, Solomon Flint was a public man, and a man of note.

  • Thus, it will be seen that March Marston was quite a learned youth for a backwoodsman, besides being a hero and a "madman.

  • There are some slang words which are used instead of oaths, and these, besides being wicked, are exceedingly contemptible.

  • Besides being of use on land for war purposes, balloons have been tried in connexion with the naval service.

  • Besides being authorized to veto motions, the strategus (general) had practically the sole power of introducing measures before the assembly.

  • These ``Deacon chambers'' occupied a large space, besides being expensive to build and difficult to keep in repair.

  • In olden times it was the skin of ox or horse, but the modern material is better, because lighter, and less liable to decay, besides being cheaper.

  • Leaves, however, besides being poor in manurial ingredients, make a bad litter, as they ferment but slowly.

  • Both Generals Polk and Bragg spoke to me of him as a most excellent and useful officer, besides being a man who never lost an opportunity of trying to throw his life away.

  • He is a handsome and agreeable man, besides being a zealous officer.

  • But, besides being an act of lawlessness, it was the most impolitic thing that the people could have done.

  • This is the chief feature of our plan, and it seems to us the surest and speediest way to overthrow Mormonism, besides being a peaceable and Christian way.

  • As for Gartok, besides being incapable of any great exertion, he would not on any account have robbed the boy of the honour of doing his work without help.

  • The one selected for this duty was Rinka, she being active and willing, besides being intelligent, which last was a matter of importance in one totally unaccustomed to traversing the pathless woods.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    besides being; besides many; besides other; besides the; besides their; besides those; besides which; brown eyes; had ridden; hastened back; hill and; legal authority; pretty girl; protective colouring; public credit; sacred place; see them; she came; sliced onions; take breath; the third; there would; thick syrup; this end; took much; truly sorry