There being jumped on

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Jonathan: You're rested, you're relaxed, you're ready to go?
Rob: We- uh, not really. It's not really a holiday with kids, is it, when they're little? I've just been in the pool. I fe-felt like a killer whale, like an orca, just--
[laughter]
There being jumped on and, uh. I do-don't know about kids, I just don't know why they're so snotty. It's just constant snot.


If he actually says there here being jumped on...then what is the grammar structure he uses? I

https://youtu.be/5CGPjVWoqso?list=PLyuRAP8ROFYUhiqIKVg9VESJNXWZWj8-c 0:15
 
Yes, he says there being jumped on. 'There' means 'in the pool', and 'being jumped on' is passive.
 

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