Example sentences of "[am/are] being [vb pp] by the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's the one that 's the one danger that I see , that instead of being led by the turnover of the product , we 're being led by the funding we can obtain which I think is a is a weakness in the system . |
| 2 | Erm , you 're being recorded by the way . |
| 3 | No you 're being recorded by the way . |
| 4 | We 're being swamped by the funk , and disco is hip . |
| 5 | A very mysterious , nasty record , and one that asks whether we 're being used by the powers-that-be by going out raving on E every night instead of overthrowing the rich . |
| 6 | They 're being backed by the landowner , but villagers say the area has been ruined , and they want the travellers thrown off . |
| 7 | They 're being counselled by the school chaplin . |
| 8 | They 're being managed by the staff who work there . |
| 9 | cos they 're being paid by the hour . |
| 10 | Guide to Country Pubs says many are being ruined by the introduction of video games and other modern forms of entertainment . |
| 11 | The present system frequently results in simple cases being set before the High Court while much more complicated issues are being decided by the county courts . |
| 12 | It is n't that one writer did something bad and somehow called punishment down upon himself ; it 's that writers in Iran , Saudi , Egypt are being persecuted by the forces of fundamentalism . |
| 13 | The estimated 40,000 troops in Dese are being joined by the remnants of the defeated Third Army , which is struggling down the road or surrendering to the rebels . |
| 14 | Attempts to encourage otters to come back to the River Thames are being aided by the building of a man-made home for them . |
| 15 | All the other motions are being accepted by the C E C. |
| 16 | We must recognise that they are getting a raw deal and are being victimised by the Government . |
| 17 | Julie 's typical of the way small businesses are being treated by the banks , according to Ron Brind . |
| 18 | Moreover , de Groot 's fears , expressed in 1983 , have been reiterated by Emory in 1988 who states that in 1986 some 26023 tourists visited the islands and that the problems of environmental protection are being exacerbated by the influx of mainland Ecuadoreans seeking wealth in the tourist trade . |
| 19 | Members of the RIBA are being invited by the President of the National Federation of Roofing Contractors to attend Rooftec '90 as the guests of the Federation on Wednesday 7 November , which is being set aside as Architects Day . |
| 20 | TENDERS to carry out ground maintenance work in Langbaurgh currently done by about 25 council employees are being invited by the borough council . |
| 21 | Newsround felt it was worthwhile to give readers information about the efforts that are being made by the Council to ensure its views on reform are known and presented as effectively as possible . |
| 22 | This is not to suggest that no efforts are being made by the main-line churches in this country to care for and accommodate the traditions of those in their congregations who have come from overseas . |
| 23 | Massive commitments are being made by the world 's biggest hardware and software companies . |
| 24 | " A woman worker " wrote to the Despatch in late August , claiming that " persistent attempts are being made by the men to work on the motives of selfishness and self-interest of the women " . |
| 25 | Increasingly they live in giant slums centred on the world 's major cities and their countries ' limited social services and education and health systems are being ravaged by the market economy . |
| 26 | why this week … well in exactly three years time the Olympic flame will be lit in Atlanta for the next games … and one of the new sports will be laser sailing … and all the boats are being built by the company in Banbury |
| 27 | The mechanisms of control and the latitude which such schools would have are still unclear and are being studied by the Ministry of Education . |
| 28 | Sir , — We are all well aware that the harsh effects of the present recession are being felt by the accountancy profession to a degree that is certainly unprecedented in my memory . |
| 29 | TOUGH new sanctions are being planned by the UN to force Libya to surrender the two men wanted for trial over the Lockerbie bombing . |
| 30 | It appears that we are being conned by the Americans into accepting untested and unreliable weapons . |