O’Riordan did express disappointment that his team were not awarded a try when they rumbled a line-out maul over their opponents’ line just a few minutes before Heriot’s scored the games solitary and decisive try in very similar circumstances. “They milked the penalties that they needed to, and they didn’t play anything expansive, but focussed on dominating possession and field position.” “But a bit of experience and nous got Heriot’s over the line. “It felt like we had a fair degree of control towards the end of the first half and going into the second half we were confident that if we just turned the screw we would do all right,” he reflected. For opposite number Derek O’Riordan, there was little comfort from the late Danny Owenson penalty which salvaged a losing bonus-point, but he was adamant that all is not yet lost in his team’s fight for survival. On such fine margins do season-defining matches swing. Well, we did that with about an hour played and we got the try, which was the difference in the end.” “We said at half-time that what we needed was two good set-pieces back-to-back, and that could change the game. “I thought the bench – particularly Sam Wallace, Danny Dineen and Graham Wilson – brought some really important energy,” he added. We knew how Musselburgh would attack and we managed to rotate the back three to cover the back-field. “Credit to our boys, they played 50 minutes with a men less and they problem-solved with regard to the shape of defence. Murray McCallum returns for second stint with EdinburghĬastres v Edinburgh: big names return for Champions Cup clash Premiership: kickers rule the roost as Edinburgh Accies get better of Glasgow Hawks “You might say it was a classic relegation decider in terms of the spectacle, which is a shame because I do think these are two teams who like to play, but the conditions were just too difficult,” said victorious head coach Phil Smith. The Goldenacre side are not quite clear of the threat of the drop yet, they are now nine points above bottom place with three games remaining, but the pressure is definitely off. (= Since I was quite slim, I managed to squeeze through the small opening in the wall.IN a tense tussle on a blustery and bitterly cold afternoon in East Lothian, Heriot’s managed to adapt their game to cope with the challenging overhead and underfoot conditions, and battled back from the sending off of stand-off Rory Carmichael just after the half-hour mark, to pick up a hard-earned win which significantly eases their relegation concerns. (= As I am a friend of the Minister, I am often invited to official parties.)īeing quite slim, I managed to squeeze through the small opening in the wall. (= Because he is late, he couldn’t watch the show.)īeing a friend of the Minister, I am often invited to official parties. This structure is mainly used in a formal or literary style.īeing late, he couldn’t watch the show. Instead of a because /as / since clause, we sometimes use an adverbial participle clause with being. I am quite sure that I am being followed. I am quite sure that somebody is following me. This structure is used in the passive forms of present and past continuous tenses.ĭinner is being cooked by mother. (NOT I am being delighted …) Being + past participleīeing can be followed by a past participle. I am delighted to hear that you have won the first prize. (NOT I was being upset when I … Here we are talking about the speaker’s feelings and hence a continuous form is not possible.) I was upset when I heard that I had failed the test. Note that when the adjective refers to feelings, the continuous form is not possible. You are being cruel when you hurt others with your words or actions. The structure being + adjective is used to talk about actions and behavior. The word being is used in several different grammatical structures.
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