Example sentences of "[being] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And advice sessions on making full use of the booklet are being organised throughout the city next month . |
| 2 | Suddenly my eyes opened wide : I saw that my faded garment was being hung in the closet next to four well-tailored officers ' overcoats , gold stars shining on pale blue epaulets , the insignia of the AVO , the state security police . |
| 3 | A body wrapped in an Army blanket was being placed on one of the stretchers and a Commando with a bad face wound was being helped into the seat next to the driver . |
| 4 | Nor did she like being summoned to the cabin next door , but Penrose was a leading Wren . |
| 5 | Lord Cullen heard an allegation that while chairman of Falkirk before being removed from the post last May , Hamish Deans had behaved in an overbearing and dictatorial manner . |