Example sentences of "[being] [verb] for the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But with a date of construction for the wall extending well into the fourth century , and a date now being assigned for the general run of external towers somewhat earlier than that previously postulated in the Theodosian reconstruction of British towns and cities , it is difficult to avoid the conclusion that both may be contemporary . |
| 2 | The technical field being considered for the full proposal is inertial navigation technology . |
| 3 | Elsewhere , his fierce determination not to get out led to a suspicion of selfishness , and , in 1965 , to his being dropped for the funereal pace of his Edgbaston century against New Zealand . |
| 4 | New complete bodyshells are being built for the ageing sportscar at the company 's factory in Faringdon , Oxfordshire . |
| 5 | New complete bodyshells are being built for the ageing sportscar at the company 's factory in Faringdon , Oxfordshire . |
| 6 | The formal agreement of a number of vendors is still being sought for the planned Unix Common Desktop Environment , CDE . |
| 7 | ENTRIES from the North-East are being sought for the Royal Mail 's twin town award scheme , which aims to find the best link between a British community and a foreign counterpart . |
| 8 | The Non-Aligned also approved ‘ the efforts being made for the early establishment of a zone of peace , freedom and neutrality in the region ’ and called on all states to support these efforts . |
| 9 | Putting on successively larger weights increases the extension and the " modulus ' is measured from the graphical plot of load against extension , corrections being made for the cross-sectional area and for the original length . |
| 10 | Arrangements are being made for the annual dinner for the institute which is at the Stanwick Arms , in Aldbrough St John on April 29 . |
| 11 | From the window of his room the Collector watched the final preparations being made for the hazardous withdrawal from his original " mud walls " to the new fortifications . |
| 12 | Good performances in the British under 20 water polo trials at Sheffield have results in Paul Floyd and Lee Cooke ( Middlesbrough ) being selected for the 16-strong squad from which the 13 players will be selected for the four-nations tournament in Belgium on May 1–3 . |
| 13 | DUNCAN McTier , the first exponent of Peter Maxwell Davies 's new Concerto for Double-bass and Chamber Orchestra ( the seventh of the Strathclyde sequence being written for the Scottish Chamber Orchestra ) , coaxes the most prodigiously colourful , rounded and singing sound from his unwieldy instrument . |
| 14 | But getting into RADA was quite a searching process and I remember doing four one-hour work sessions with some of the tutors there , including the Principal , before finally being accepted for the three-year course there . |
| 15 | The snotty-nosed chamberlain tapped his wand on the floor and we were led along marble corridors , through chambers being prepared for the great banquet , past nobles draped in velvet and cloth of gold , retainers in blue , violet and scarlet liveries , all chatting merrily in French . |
| 16 | He was doing three tasks at once : checking the statements of witnesses in a report being prepared for the Public Prosecutor and at the same time turning over the photographs and diagrams of the house in Church Row which the SOCO had put together . |
| 17 | As an added incentive , two complimentary tickets for the evening 's disco are being offered for the winning entry . |
| 18 | Police , who kept the crowd away from the entrance being used for the day-long meeting run by the James Connolly Association , said the demonstration passed peacefully . |
| 19 | Unfairly , cast as one of the scapegoats for the islands ' World Cup failure , he readily concedes that his disappointment at being ditched for the inaugural meeting between West Indies and South Africa was acute . |
| 20 | More cynical commentators have suggested that the government 's desire to maintain traditional examinations and to introduce records of achievement as well is a re-enactment of the ‘ sheep and goats ’ mentality of the earlier tripartite system , with academic exams being preserved for the scholastic elite , and records of achievement serving the needs of the rest ( Ranson , 1984 ) . |
| 21 | The frontier AB shows the maximum quantity of goods which the economy can produce for one person given the quantity of goods being produced for the other person . |
| 22 | Although he is a senior and successful Congress ( I ) figure , and is Minister of State for External Affairs , Mr Singh is being challenged for the ruling party 's nomination by the present Maharajah 's son , Vishwendra Singh . |
| 23 | It may happen that the child is so naughty that it ends up never being rewarded for the desirable behaviour . |
| 24 | As important as being insured for the correct amount is the knowledge that you are insured with a company which will deal with your claim fairly and efficiently . |
| 25 | The foundations were thus being laid for the massive expansion of government involvement in the environmental sciences in the later decades of the century . |
| 26 | Knowledge that there is strong local support for its continuation and use for worship can only help this cause and counter any arguments being put for the other side . |
| 27 | Fatal Attraction killer Susan Chistie has seldom been far from the headlines since being jailed for the cut-throat killing of her lover 's wife . |
| 28 | Three weeks ago another prisoner in Durham , with the same surname , was found hanged in his cell after being mistaken for the alleged killer . |
| 29 | Clearly a major price is being paid for the post-Heysel exclusion and Manchester United 's 1991 Cup Winners ' Cup win looks but a false dawn . |
| 30 | being suggested for the single householder is sufficient . |