Example sentences of "[be] [being] [vb pp] from [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well over 2,400 suggestions have been submitted from a cross section of the Bank and I 'm glad to say a greater number are being received from North of the Border . |
| 2 | ‘ Old people are being herded from place to place because of the whim of the county council . ’ |
| 3 | And because they were prepared to go out and speak about their faith people were being converted from Buddhism to Christianity in their thousands . |
| 4 | And Matthew … poor Matthew ! — even now he 's being chased from pillar to post , on stage and TV at home and abroad — to satisfy the cuddly trio 's craving for mischief and mayhem ! |
| 5 | ‘ Your father 's being released from hospital at lunchtime , ’ Damian drawled . |
| 6 | We also use the word because it has the connotation that the information that we are concerned with is being transferred from environment to enterprise , actually to be used ( good heavens ! ) — by specific users in specific contexts for specific tasks , and is not being transferred just because it seems a nice thing to do . |
| 7 | RATHER embarrassingly , as the crowds were cheering their arrival , the Princess Royal was being barred from entry on the other side of the course at the Sovereigns Gate . |
| 8 | Jonas Savimbi , leader of UNITA , announced on Oct. 20 that the movement 's general headquarters was being transferred from Jamba to Luanda . |
| 9 | A drink was thrust into her hand and within five minutes she was being passed from group to group as though she were the prize exhibit ; asked numerous questions she did n't know how to or have time to answer ; told endless tales of this person or that person ; until eventually , somewhat bewildered , she ended up in the bar with someone called Patrick who began regaling her with tales of old Ireland . |