Example sentences of "[Wh det] [was/were] being [vb pp] for the " in BNC.
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1 | They will vouch that I stayed here , doing-accounts , going out to look at the carving which were being made for the pageant for the king 's coronation . ’ |
2 | We submitted a detailed response to the NRA 's proposed scheme of water quality improvement targets which was being prepared for the Secretary of State 's approval . |
3 | A substantial army marched on London , and although it was defeated and the leaders were put to death , to do so the King had to divert the force which was being prepared for the campaign in Scotland ( 73 , pp. 14–16 ) . |
4 | It was as if our vision was a piece of elastic which was being stretched for the first time after a long period in a drawer . |
5 | Common sense requires one to recognize that the most significant things were what was being said for the first time , at least in that form , in modern Catholic history and with such authority . |