Example sentences of "[was/were] [being] [verb] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The two men , who were being questioned at the high-security Paddington Green police station in central London under the Prevention of Terrorism Act , will appear at Arbour Square Magistrates ' Court this morning . |
| 2 | At the last minute , however , when the terms were being finalised at the papal court , the French withdrew : the making of such concessions , which involved so much principle as well as territory , could not be countenanced . |
| 3 | In January 1941 , the local newspaper carried a description of the fires of London reflected in the southern sky , and in the same issue of the Bedfordshire Times it was reported that a member of the Area Guardians Committee had stated that a number of men employed as labourers on government works were being lodged at the Public Assistance Institution as casuals . |
| 4 | The actual driving force behind American thinking on a renewal of atomic collaborations was anxiety about uranium ore supplies , which were being consumed at an increasing rate as American programmes accelerated . |
| 5 | Larger families around us were being rehoused at a steady rate , but we were doomed to wait for ever . |
| 6 | It is believed both men were being held at the high-security Paddington Green police station last night . |
| 7 | They were being held at the local police station . |
| 8 | ( a ) Middle East Economic Survey ( MEES ) , indicating the terms on which both freight and insurance were being negotiated at a particular stage of the war , described the freight element as follows : ‘ Kharg to Europe : W70-80 . |
| 9 | A Greater Manchester police spokesman said the man was being questioned at an unnamed police station about firearms offences . |
| 10 | On the afternoon of the Latin exam , a very good film was being shown at the neighbouring cinema to my school . |
| 11 | That matter was being discussed at the chief executives ' conference that I attended in Harrogate on Thursday , and it is a matter of great importance to all those working in the ’ next steps ’ agencies . |
| 12 | Last summer , when the Sainsbury Wing was being dedicated at the National Gallery , Lord Sainsbury said in his speech that , while he was very happy to have provided that money for the Wing , he really thought the government should have paid for it . |
| 13 | As of May 18 the yuan was being traded at an official central rate of US$1.00=5.3199 yuan , compared with US$1.00=5.2819 yuan on April 20 . |
| 14 | What was called a cart load of peat was being sold at the high price of 2/6 . |
| 15 | In the distance he could hear the requiem mass that was being piped at a discreet volume throughout the store . |