Example sentences of "are [adv] [be] [vb pp] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first will require legislation which has been promised ‘ at the earliest opportunity ’ whereas preparations are already being made to introduce the latter throughout England and Wales . |
| 2 | ‘ Yet people are still being asked to subsidise the non-payers . |
| 3 | Efforts are still being made to ascertain the condition of Charlie Atcher . |
| 4 | Publicity is therefore essential and apart from the regular posters and leaflets , hospital radios and newsletters are also being exploited to get the service across . |
| 5 | Attempts are also being made to refer the more difficult cases to foster families . |
| 6 | Darlington primary schools are also being urged to enter the Wrigleys Softball competition for teams of eight , for which the finals are held at Edgbaston . |
| 7 | Lasers are also being used to vaporise the dirt from limestone and marble sculpture . |
| 8 | A feasibility study has been undertaken to determine the future development strategy for the BGS deep-tow boomer and plans are now being developed to enhance the performance and flexibility of the system . |
| 9 | Moves are now being made to lift the aircraft from its watery grave and preserve it locally . |
| 10 | Tonight efforts are now being made to contact the little girl 's grandparents . |
| 11 | There was a herdbook from 1920 until 1957 when it was found to fail to breed true , but attempts are now being made to reform the breed society . |
| 12 | And so the ‘ smart ’ technologies of Western reason are now being mobilised to smash the ‘ other ’ . |
| 13 | G.P. 's are now being told to get the message across : that they can be consulted in confidence . |
| 14 | With accommodation increasingly hard to find , school gymnasiums , boats , converted cargo containers and some air shelters are now being used to house the refugees . |
| 15 | In many cases we are virtually being asked to accept the evidence because the writer is putting it to us in a very skilful , persuasive way . |