We suppose that meanings are also different.

Knowing what other people make and where they make it will give you a leg-up in negotiations.

I insist on your having a rest.

The liquid evaporated without leaving a residue.

Excuse my being late

My attention was attracted by his loud speaking.

The play is boring.

Being a stranger, he didn't know the way.

A human being is the most complicated piece of biological engineering in the world.

Squinting, I was looking at the sun.

He had been working here for a long time.

Having drawn the picture, he come out from workroom.

Being cooked on the previous night, the sponge cake became saturated with frosting.

Having been drawn, the picture sent to the exhibition at once.