Example sentences of "[being] [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] [art] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The war of words between the two parties often reflected this sense of historical continuity , the roots of the divide frequently being traced back to the 1640s . |
| 2 | Similarly , importing a bitmapped graphic in any of the variety of formats DW1.2 supports gives the opportunity to use the very simple tracing tool to trace only selected shapes and pick them out of the bitmap — the second screenshot shows the Windows 3.1 window being picked out of the 3.1 opening logo screen . |
| 3 | Seoul silver medallist Christie left Canada 's Johnson — sensationally stripped of the gold and world record after being slung out of the 1988 Games after testing positive for steroid abuse — stumbling in his wake . |
| 4 | Post mortem examinations are being carried out on the two bodies found yesterday at the foot of a mountain ridge on the Isle of Skye . |
| 5 | Post mortem examinations are being carried out on the two bodies found yesterday at the foot of a mountain ridge on the Isle of Skye . |
| 6 | Post mortem examinations are being carried out on the two bodies found yesterday on Skye . |
| 7 | US diplomats insisted that there was " no political message " behind the visit , the prime aim of which was to assess the work of locally deployed US forces and to support military reforms currently being carried out in the three countries . |
| 8 | The company is being set up as a 50:50 joint venture with the French educational publisher Magnard , which has started to move into general trade publishing with its recent acquisitions of the New Age publisher Dervy and the children 's and general academic imprint Vuibert . |
| 9 | After being taken round by a six or seven year old , parents visiting the school for the first time were given the opportunity to talk to me or to one of my colleagues . |
| 10 | Hirst , seven goals in nine games this term , is banned after being sent off in the 3-1 first leg defeat while £1 million new boy Bright is ineligible . |
| 11 | ‘ What you mean is : there 's no chance of my being kept on after the three years are up . ’ |
| 12 | I do not believe that Scotland can or should avoid its international obligations , but I object to the fact that we are apparently being singled out as the one country that will be the nuclear laundry for everyone else . |