Example sentences of "[adv] [being] [vb pp] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are apparently being drawn to the end of time , to an apocalypse ( which will happen on 21/12/2012 ) at which point some of us will achieve a mystical transformation to a more enlightened realm of being . |
| 2 | As of February 1991 it was only being fitted to the 4,000 MW Drax station in Yorkshire , although applications to fit FGD equipment to two other stations had been presented by PowerGen . |
| 3 | Furthermore , the library services are then not only being promoted to the wider community but also genuinely reflecting and recognising that Britain is a multiracial society ’ ( * ) . |
| 4 | Professor Glennerster said that it was clear that the benefits won by GP fund holders were swiftly being transferred to the patients of other GPs , which is what we said would happen . |
| 5 | As the project will last for so many years , temporary improvements are constantly being made to the estate . |
| 6 | Unfortunately this only proves that the total costed each month to the various cost centres is correct , but does not overcome the problem of invoices or other documentation inadvertently being costed to the wrong project . |
| 7 | Naturphilosophie was already being applied to the unity of type in the organic world by Lorenz Oken ( 1779–1851 ) and others . |
| 8 | The Government 's Energy Review , triggered by the storm over the pit closures programme , could launch a rational and integrated energy policy based on vastly improved conservation measures and an environmentally ‘ least bad mix ’ of energy sources , or worsen the damage already being caused to the environment . |
| 9 | Because of the ten-year lead time involved in planning and commissioning new stations , thought is already being given to the eventual need to replace the remaining Hunterston plant . |
| 10 | It is our contention that architectural conservation should be accorded the same consideration which is already being shown to the conservation of other resources , both natural and man-made , and for the same reasons . |
| 11 | BOGOTA ( Reuter ) — The Colombian government said it had rejected an offer last year from drug traffickers to give up the drug trade in exchange for not being extradited to the US , and firmly ruled out any dialogue with the traffickers . |
| 12 | Several adsorbents are available including silica gel , alumina , specially developed resins and activated carbon , the latter being the most important for odour removal , not being affected to the same extent by the presence of water vapour as are the other adsorbents . |
| 13 | This study was carried out to determine the number of haemophilic patients seropositive for HIV antibodies and the mortality from HIV infection and to confirm that young children were not being exposed to the virus . |
| 14 | But should , to say nothing at all , the matter not being drawn to the attention at all was , was not right . |
| 15 | This in effect constitutes a plea bargain because the court is tacitly prepared to impose a modest sentence in return for its time , energy , and resources not being devoted to the expensive business of proving corporate guilt . |
| 16 | The bulk of this non-recording is due to crime not being reported to the police . |
| 17 | ‘ was not clean and in good working order ’ The defect must be described in detail to prove this point , e.g. ‘ Both bulbs were blown in the front obligatory lights and two white lights were not being shown to the front ’ or ‘ The rear nearside reflector was broken and part of it was missing , leaving only about a square centimetre of reflective material ’ etc . |
| 18 | One participant argued that it had potential , but that that potential was not being used to the full . |
| 19 | A youngster , with 14 other youngsters as team-mates , is just being sent to the slaughter . |
| 20 | In 1816 he was admitted to Lincoln 's Inn but there is no record of his ever being called to the bar . |
| 21 | He could n't bear the thought of a child like Anna ever being subjected to the indecencies and ugliness of a house such as Claybury 's , and he vowed that from now on he would work only to make life for lunatics stress-free and tolerable , even if it meant less money for himself . |
| 22 | Press calls to the Middlesbrough office of Sure Style were yesterday being diverted to the company 's HQ in Bury , Lancashire . |
| 23 | After curing , the hams are soaked and then simmered , black treacle usually being added to the water in which they are cooked . |
| 24 | If we think of linguistic analysis as usually being linked to the sentence as the maximum unit of grammar , then the study of discourse attempts to look at the larger contexts in which sentences occur . |
| 25 | People are still being referred to the centre by social services because there is nowhere else for them to go . |
| 26 | With the growth of powerful micro-systems , and of sophisticated networking capabilities , particular attention is understandably being paid to the relative degree of centralisation versus distribution of resources . |
| 27 | He says he is very proud of his wife 's achievement , but is a bit worried she may become a better rider than him and he will end up being relegated to the pillion seat in future . |
| 28 | But I ended up being sent to the juvenile court where I received a conditional discharge . ’ |
| 29 | The process is also being extended to the provincial museums . |
| 30 | Genetic engineering is also being applied to the production of new crop strains and agents , such as viruses , that can protect existing crops from pests and frost . |