Example sentences of "be be make [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Companion technologies such as page description languages and page printers have been developing apace but the real strides seem to be being made in the scanner market with both better grey scale capability and higher resolutions . |
| 2 | Unrealistic assumptions are being made about the extent to which — and the speed with which — the need for hospitals can be reduced by technological advance and improvements in primary care . |
| 3 | Hoover washing machines are being made on the site of the old steel works at Merthyr Tydfil . |
| 4 | Extensive preparations are being made for the transport of the boat people back to Vietnam . |
| 5 | The brokers note that representations are being made to the Treasury to enable USM companies that switched to the Official List to go on enjoying inheritance tax relief by extending this relief to all family-owned companies . |
| 6 | He added : ‘ These changes are being made to the organisation of the NHS in Darlington by the back door . |
| 7 | The new Business Rate , also known as the National Non-Domestic Rate ( NNDR ) , will come into effect at the same time as the Community Charge/Poll Tax on 1st April 1990. this leaflet is intended to outline the changes that are being made to the rating system and show how these changes will affect businesses in Oxford . |
| 8 | Approaches are being made to the Countryside Commission and the private sector to help with the funding of the project . |
| 9 | Once Duncan has created his eldest son Prince of Cumberland , and named him his successor , we see the real language , the accents of desire : The paradox of these invocations of darkness and deception is that they are being made to the audience : the lies hide from men but face us , and in that respect we enjoy the privilege of God . |
| 10 | Studies are being made of the population biology and molecular genetics of the parasite world-wide with emphasis on variation in antigens and in genes responsible for response of the parasite to drugs . |
| 11 | The job losses , which affect more than half the workforce , are being made across the board affecting shopfloor workers , office staff and management . |
| 12 | The changes are being made under the Tobacco Products Labelling ( Safety ) Regulations 1991 , which were laid before Parliament by the Secretary for Health , Mr William Waldegrave , on 11th July . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Massive commitments are being made by the world 's biggest hardware and software companies . |
| 16 | But today , considerable strides are being made in the teaching and care of even the severely mentally handicapped , so that they are learning to do far more for themselves . |
| 17 | On the stand of Rolls-Royce and Bentley , however , no excuses were being made for the reawakening of one of Britain 's best known and loved marques from 40 years of savage badge engineering . |
| 18 | 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 . ’ |
| 19 | Perez says he is well aware that expert systems have n't lived up to the promises and claims that were being made for the technology three or four years ago , but claims Neuron Data was well aware of its limitations at the time and was already busy putting Open Interface together . |
| 20 | [ See pp. 38161 ; 38304-05 ; for 1991 First Compensation Law on expropriated property ; the amount of compensation under both laws would be calculated as if the total claim were being made on the basis of one law . ] |
| 21 | Reg says many other decisions were being made about the churchyard without involving him . |
| 22 | While Eloise was sailed round to Holyhead with a prize crew from the cutters on board , more arrests were being made around the country and suspects were picked up in Sussex , Dorset , London , South Wales and County Durham . |
| 23 | Through the 1960s and '70s , subtle changes and reassessments were being made in the relationship between central government ( which supplied much of the money ) and the local authorities which spent it . |
| 24 | Cutbacks were being made in the provision of security which were leading to more cars being stolen and also placing an extra burden on the families who were visiting sick or loved ones . |
| 25 | It was a time when many advances were being made in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions for which little could be done before . |
| 26 | The bricks were being made from the soil in the house 's backyard . |
| 27 | Within a few months , similar statements were being made by the king , Stanley Baldwin , Ramsay MacDonald , Ernest Bevin , and a whole host of trade unionists . |
| 28 | This Act lays down the matters to be stated , and reports to be set out , in a prospectus issued when an offer or invitation is being made to the public . |
| 29 | The current minimum requirements on disclosure in a prospectus issued when an offer or invitation is being made to the public are contained in Schedule 3 of the Companies Act 1985 . |
| 30 | A donation from the sale of each print is being made to the Air League 's Flying Scholarship scheme . |