The constructions being as and being that are used in non-standard English to mean because or since. Do not use these constructions in your writing. Use because or since instead.
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Being as I was busy, I did not log onto to my account that same day.
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Because I was busy, I did not log onto to my account that same day.
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Being that she needed shelter on a cold winter night, she agreed to go home with him.
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| Correct: |
Since she needed shelter on a cold winter night, she agreed to go home with him.
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