Why do you avoid speaking to me?
She tried to avoid being spoken to.
The doctor insisted on sending the sick man to hospital.
The child insisted on being sent home at once.
Do you mind him being examined by a heart specialist?
He showed no sign of recognizing me.
She showed no sign of being surprised.
He had a strange habit of interfering in other people’s business.
I was angry at being interrupted every other moment.
He is good at repairing cars.
He was very sorry for coming like this, without being invited.
On being allowed to leave the room, the children immediately ran out into the yard and began playing.
The supper dishes want washing.
The results of the experiment must be checked and rechecked before being published.
David was tired of being scolded all the time.
The watch requires repairing.
The problem is not worth discussing.
Jane Eyre remembered having been (being) locked up in the red room for having contradicted Mrs Reed.