Example sentences of "[being] [vb pp] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were only caught after being stopped for a burglary they did n't commit . |
| 2 | Poverty amongst the lower classes was an expected and accepted facet of societal structure and education was rarely of a good standard , being intended for a lowly station in life , laced with religion and related to prescribing the sanctity of the sabbath . |
| 3 | Set a massive 440 after being dismissed for a paltry 96 in their first innings , the champions showed their pedigree by reaching the target with four wickets to spare . |
| 4 | He 's being treated for a punctured lung at the town 's general hospital . |
| 5 | A man is being treated for a partially-collapsed lung after he was stabbed several times in the arms and body . |
| 6 | John Cook , 45 , said after being treated for a cut on the head : ‘ We heard an explosion . |
| 7 | Comedian Les Dawson ( above ) is recovering at home after being discharged from hospital in Preston where he was being treated for a blood infection after a prostate operation . |
| 8 | David , 32 , who is still in hospital after being treated for a kidney infection , telephoned his wife yesterday to tell her he will be in hospital for at least another five days after developing an infection in his thigh . |
| 9 | If work is being undertaken for a subsidiary , care should be taken to ensure that a valid FSA engagement letter is in place for that subsidiary , not simply for the holding company . |
| 10 | Also , optical fibre sensors are being developed for a variety of applications including gas , pressure and strain sensing and water monitoring , while special planar waveguide lasers in glass , crystal and thin films are being researched as a potential medium for integrated optical circuits . |
| 11 | Three days later Haslam was being interviewed for a job at ICI and he was offered the chance to become a technical services engineer in the Nobel Division , an offer he snapped up immediately . |
| 12 | You should therefore make as much effort as you would if you were being interviewed for a particular job . |
| 13 | Fourteen years ago , when I was being interviewed for a job in the BBC Natural History Unit . |
| 14 | Clearly , less is more , for it was this novel , ‘ Amongst Women ’ , which last year led to McGahern being nominated for a Brooker Prize . |
| 15 | By the rime Ho had been released by the Chinese in September 1943 the US was beginning to make its major contribution to the war against Japan and various strategies were being considered for a drive on Canton or Hanoi . |
| 16 | Usually potential counsellors will need to be in recovery for at least two years before being considered for a training post . |
| 17 | Leo Downer and Andy Jackson are being considered for a place in one of the fastest school eights in the country . |
| 18 | The Majuba boating lake area in Redcar is one of six sites being considered for a national maritime heritage centre . |
| 19 | Was there any means of being recommended for a scholarship in the south ? |
| 20 | Corporate finance is being blamed for a mass of political , social and economic ills . |
| 21 | ‘ I ca n't believe I am being blamed for a fight that went on in the stand behind us , and I hope video evidence will clearly back me up . ’ |
| 22 | The severe drought of the past three years is being blamed for a big increase in the number of houses suffering from subsidence . |
| 23 | The emergency services are investigating why firefighters turned up late to a mock nuclear accident.Confusion over phone lines is being blamed for a ten minute delay before the fire brigade responded . |
| 24 | Children are being blamed for a fire in a derelict house in Murrayfield Road , Cowgate , Newcastle . |
| 25 | A dropped light is being blamed for a moorland blaze that broke out on the Catterick Training Area , near Richmond , early yesterday . |
| 26 | In spite of that , there is still a feeling in legal circles that an innocent party is being blamed for a problem others have created . |
| 27 | ‘ During Tidy Travel Week car parks with 31 , spaces are being targeted for a special clean up to help raise awareness of the litter problem in the transport network . ’ |
| 28 | Top contender Henry Akinwande will not be available for domestic service until the summer , being booked for a Commonwealth title fight against New Zealand 's Jimmy Thunder in March and a European re-match with Germany 's Axel Schulz in Berlin on 1 May , which will net him a £75,000 purse . |
| 29 | A Co-op spokesman says : ‘ We have found an alternative firm but it has meant that instead of mortgage repayments being met for a year , they will now only be paid for six months — and the price has had to rise as well . ’ |
| 30 | ( f ) when a purchaser is being sought for a holding , or aggregate holdings , of shares carrying 30 per cent or more of the voting rights of a company or when the board of a company is seeking potential offerors , and : ( i ) the company is the subject of rumour and speculation , or ( ii ) there is an untoward movement in its share price , or ( iii ) the number of potential purchasers or offerors approached is about to be increased to include more than a very restricted number of people . |