Example sentences of "being [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Earlier in November right-wing police elements had perpetrated a series of attacks and assaults which resulted in four police officers being placed before the courts by Gen. Rodolfo Stange , the police director-general ( and then junta member ) . |
| 2 | Is the support which is given to the son-in-law ‘ really ’ being given to the daughter by proxy ? |
| 3 | Nevertheless , the opera was finally performed on 29 January 1781 , enjoying a triumphant reception , and Wolfgang had the pleasure of being joined for the occasion by Leopold and Nannerl . |
| 4 | People are still being referred to the centre by social services because there is nowhere else for them to go . |
| 5 | This activity , along with the History of Ageing ( see C below ) is being undertaken at the Group by the Rank Xerox Unit of ageing . |
| 6 | Sequestered within were Pet Shop Boys NEIL TENNANT and CHRIS LOWE — who earlier had the hair-raising experience of being mobbed in the cinema by ticket-buying fans who , in their rush to obtain autographs with menaces , completely ignored a squirming BARNEY from NEW ORDER/ELECTRONIC who was sat next to them at the time . |
| 7 | These dramatic spectacles are caused by charged particles , which are accelerated in solar flares , being diverted towards the poles by the Earth 's magnetic field where they enter the upper atmosphere causing ionisation and producing light . |
| 8 | If there is a risk of Target 's carried-forward losses being disallowed following the acquisition by Newco , an alternative is for Target to disclaim any element of the losses which arise by virtue of claims for capital allowances in pre-completion accounting periods , to enable such capital allowances to be claimed in subsequent accounting periods rather than being carried forward as losses . |
| 9 | It goes up and straight down l and you ca n't stay up erm in the water , you go straight under and you do n't find yourself in the middle erm of the pool where it actually comes in you find yourself being pressed against the wall by the water pressure |
| 10 | Or perhaps you 'd find being hounded into the ground by an amateur detective positively rib-splitting ! ’ |
| 11 | Rehearsals save you being embarrassed in the meeting by broken light bulbs , out of focus films , a speaker half an hour late because he could n't find anywhere to park , and shrieks and howls as the public address system does its best to drown the speaker . |
| 12 | This is when there is the greatest risk of the glider being lifted off the ground by the first strong gust . |
| 13 | Companies are being attracted to the province by the availability of well-qualified graduates whose temperament , knowledge and practical skills are equal to the best . |
| 14 | YOUNG Chris Bart-Williams is being tipped for the top by Trevor Francis — a teenage star himself before Chris was even born . |
| 15 | The smoke and steam was being sucked from the wreck by the storm wind anyway , and as it cleared Duvall suddenly shrank back from the shattered car window . |
| 16 | Armenians were sheltering in Army barracks or were being evacuated from the city by boat across the Caspian Sea to Krasnovodsk in Turkmenia . |
| 17 | Large quantities of oxides of sulphur and nitrogen are being emitted into the atmosphere by the combustion of fossil fuels and industrial processes , and these gases are being converted into strong acids ( sulphuric and nitric ) which lead to many areas experiencing precipitation of a very low acidity . |
| 18 | She swore she could remember being dropped on the floor by the doctor who delivered her . |
| 19 | George Heron , 23 , had to have four stitches after being slashed on the forehead by an inmate in Durham jail . |
| 20 | There were not enough , however , to stop them being blitzed in the final by a Warblers side whose quaint victory song underlined a cutting edge . |
| 21 | The 50 passengers and crew were being let off the plane by the hijackers , who were armed with hand grenades , at intervals of seven minutes , the official added . |
| 22 | He recalls being patted on the head by one fashion editor who said , ‘ Does n't he talk cute ? ’ , and deliberately parking his Rolls in front of the Managing Director 's Humber so that he could n't pull out . |
| 23 | Gaston was occupying a high-backed chair in the place of honour , and she went to stand beside him , watching Marie-Christine , the skirts of her dress looped over her arm , being whirled round the floor by Jacques . |
| 24 | YORK : Police officers are being caught on the hop by an explosion of Easter bunnies . |
| 25 | The action-packed day costs £249 and includes being met at the airport by Rudolf the reindeer , a trip to the Arctic Circle and Santa Village , snowmobiling and reindeer rides , a buffet lunch and a chance to do some shopping . |
| 26 | The first three enthralled me : a man , miserably clutching a winding frame , being birched on the buttocks by his wife ; a tapster drinking ; and two peasants disembowelling a slaughtered pig . |
| 27 | Princess Coronation Class 46229 ‘ Duchess of Hamilton ’ which was originally hoped to be steamed between Carlisle and Perth later this year , has been withdrawn due to restrictions being imposed on the locomotive by ScotRail engineers . |
| 28 | Sick and tired of stopping and starting , of going up banks only to go down them again , of being whacked in the face by the branches of trees that the dogs ran under , and of not knowing where we were going or why . |
| 29 | Does the Chancellor appreciate the harm being done to the economy by the 20 per cent . |
| 30 | Recently , however , it has been given added emphasis and urgency by the growing appreciation that the damage being done to the environment by the use of fossil fuels may require drastic restrictions on their use . |