Example sentences of "[being] [vb pp] to [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Learners acquire a particular language by receiving comprehensible input , that is to say by being exposed to messages expressed in language which is within the current acquired competence of the learners , together with language which is due to appear in the next stage of acquisition , and which can be eased into the mind by the help of context , knowledge of the world and so on . |
| 2 | The scare was caused by a report which showed that cavers were sometimes being exposed to levels of radiation , in the form of radon , up to 800 times the official safety limit in homes . |
| 3 | ( 4 ) To overcome legal difficulties which would otherwise be encountered as a result of the bidder offering consideration securities to overseas shareholders because foreign securities laws forbid such an offer document being posted to shareholders in the relevant jurisdiction , or permit it subject to compliance with onerous filing or other obligations ( see para 2.4.10 below ) . |
| 4 | Attention is being given to grass-roots structures , which the election revealed as over-grown rather than bearing the green shoots of healthy activity . |
| 5 | Its purpose was to survey the quantity and quality of training in church music currently being given to ordinands in Britain . |
| 6 | THE recession has caused a large rise in the number of dogs being given to kennels by owners unable to afford the animals ' upkeep . |
| 7 | The House of Commons Select Committee found that insufficient weight was being given to parents ' views in the assessment process . |
| 8 | Divisions in the book are unusually clear , separate chapters being given to topics such as function , the market , or the historical and political background of the subject . |
| 9 | To arrive at such a figure , however , the BMA must consult with solicitors and the courts to avoid unsustainable advice being given to doctors who accept this sort of work . |
| 10 | Projects include : expanding the Museum to make it a live wartime HQ with ‘ operational briefings ’ being given to visitors ; Bomb aimer 's simulator ; air gunner 's simulator ; intelligence room ; crash recovery room ; building a memorial garden which will be dedicated to Canada ; refurbishing and fitting-out the Great North Road 's most famous landmark , the Grand Old Duke of York 's ‘ Temple ’ , as a memorial chapel to those who died serving in 6 Group . |
| 11 | Religious programmes such as church services are televised already , however these classes mark the start of increasingly more air time being given to churches . |
| 12 | This has resulted in different messages about the same issue being given to clients of the health services , e.g. ORS : in Kangwane Banstustan they teach mothers to use one litre of water , six teaspoons of sugar and one teaspoon of salt to prepare the Oral Rehydration Solution ( ORS ) whilst their neighbours , Gazankulu and Lebowa have different methods . |
| 13 | Chair , another query about a couple of the comments made just now , about priority being given to organisations which disclaim their proceeds in Oxford or Oxfordshire . |
| 14 | It was a group which came together in 1972 in an attempt to focus attention on the severity and inconsistencies of sentences being given in the courts to loyalists charged with politically motivated offences in contrast to those being given to republicans . |
| 15 | Consideration is also being given to issues associated with the profile of the University 's staff by sex , ethnic origin , and grade , and this work is expected to develop further in relation to the University 's equal opportunities policy . |
| 16 | Priority is being given to children with physical disabilities for whom no other respite care service exists in the borough . |
| 17 | There were even reports of material assistance being given to protesters by local officials , such as transport to demonstrations and financing for the protesters ' co-ordinating committees . |
| 18 | They are now being likened to bands like Dinosaur Jnr and Sonic Youth . ’ |
| 19 | Being the god of lightning his appearance resulted in Semele being charred to ashes , so Zeus plucked the infant from her remains and sewed it up in his own thigh . |
| 20 | Other examples of insurance claims being referred to experts do not appear in the reports and are not generally encountered in practice ; the insurance world has a pronounced preference for arbitration . |
| 21 | it would follow from these findings that the children currently being referred to clinics for anti-social behaviour are the group for whom successful intervention is the more urgently needed , to prevent personal misery for them as adults , for their spouses and children , and for the persons whom they will rob or swindle . |
| 22 | After the IPS requirements had been specified during Activity 3 of the FAOR approach , it was employed to forecast the possible effects of the proposed system in terms of benefits and disadvantages ( the latter being referred to disbenefits in the FAOR publication ) . |
| 23 | In man , X could be a newly acquired possibility ( e.g. human cloning or hang-gliding ) , perceived by some individuals as being socially undesirable , the perception being communicated to others linguistically . |
| 24 | If we were n't being drilled we were being marched to meals , to classes , to talks . |
| 25 | Similarly , early humans are always portrayed as hunters , surviving largely on a diet of meat , and this interpretation is still being taught to schoolchildren . |
| 26 | However , he unexpectedly declared on June 16 that the founding of a Russian CP " should not be delayed " , his remarks being addressed to members of the CPSU Russian buro ( set up in December 1989 and chaired by him — see p. 37128 ) , representatives of regional party organizations in Russia , and the organizing committee of the forthcoming conference . |
| 27 | There 's something about watching little birds , even dead ones , being torn to shreds by a powerful beak that turns my stomach . |
| 28 | Silvia , in any language , was being torn to shreds . |
| 29 | erm this passage , of course , about the savage clamour drowning both harp and voice , refers to the legend of Orpheus being torn to pieces by the Thrashian women , which Milton also uses in Lucidas . |
| 30 | The intermingling of theory and practice is shown in the first place by the fact that the systematic study of politics is far from being confined to institutions of higher learning , even though academic political studies , like the social sciences generally , have undergone a remarkable expansion during the present century . |