Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] [be] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lowland tropical forests of eastern Bolivia are being destroyed at an unprecedented rate , according to international aid agencies . |
| 2 | More than half the British troops in Germany are being withdrawn over the next four years , which will inevitably put more pressure on UK training areas , making the removal of the MoD from national parks even less likely . |
| 3 | Fifteen RAF Hercules are being loaded to capacity with anything needed for a speedy evacuation . |
| 4 | Seven hundred and forty four women , patients at this surgery in Gateshead are being recalled for new smear tests . |
| 5 | Trains from Shoeburyness and Tilbury are being re-routed to Liverpool Street . |
| 6 | Two relatively new grant schemes ( introduced in 1980 ) funded by the EEC are being used in LFAs , though not specifically designed for the benefit of hill farming . |
| 7 | Some of the studies being carried out at Henley are being sponsored by a group of clients with a common need . |
| 8 | Fifteen projects designed to restore areas of native woodland in the Highlands are being financed by the North West Region of Scottish natural Heritage . |
| 9 | Journalists unanimously welcomed the announcement that Highline Photocards are being offered to customers throughout the network and called on other Banks to follow suit . |
| 10 | I noted that Size One Free Range eggs offered by Marks & Spencer are being retailed at £2.30 per dozen , representing a difference of 190% mark-up between the producer and the supermarket . |
| 11 | Thousands of people across Northamptonshire are being exposed to the potentially lethal radon gas in their own homes . |
| 12 | Reports from the Muslim Refugees ' Relief Organization on Oct. 29 suggested that Moslems in Mannar were being subjected to widespread harassment by Tamil rebels , allegedly for co-operating with the security forces . |
| 13 | Reports issued by human rights organizations claimed that members of the civilian population remaining in Kuwait were being subjected to brutal torture and repression . |
| 14 | While her letter galvanized sixty Members of Parliament to draft a motion ‘ deploring the manner in which Lady Diana Spencer is being treated by the media ’ and led to a meeting between editors and the Press Council , the siege of Coleherne Court continued . |
| 15 | Pristine Amazonian forest in Ecuador is being menaced by a major oil extraction project . |
| 16 | Although he is a senior and successful Congress ( I ) figure , and is Minister of State for External Affairs , Mr Singh is being challenged for the ruling party 's nomination by the present Maharajah 's son , Vishwendra Singh . |
| 17 | At night , when Veronica is being washed in the kitchen sink , John repeats his performance but more half-heartedly because he really prefers to watch the TV while playing with his toys . |
| 18 | BUILDING contractor John Scott is being sued by a plumbing firm 's boss for the crash of her company . |
| 19 | Now , though , comes the word that Confederacy is being developed by Ivan Reitman — coming up soon in Ghostbusters II , which he also wrote — and if all goes well , he will be directing it for 20th Century Fox . |
| 20 | There are , of course , further complications , notably in the form of Cherubino , an adolescent page-boy who is romantically in love with the countess ( a feeling which is almost mutual , and to which the count takes exception ) , and in the fact that Figaro is being pursued by an old harpy named Marcellina , who is trying to trick him into marriage with her . |
| 21 | City Wise is being held from 3rd–7th September , 1990 at St John 's College , Nottingham . |
| 22 | Here a Bronze Age site at Tel Halawa in northern Syria is being excavated in advance of flood-waters from a dam being constructed on the Euphrates . |
| 23 | In the World Cup matches against France and Scotland , Richard Hill was being hounded at the base of the scrum . |
| 24 | In the meantime , Dustin was being honoured in other quarters . |
| 25 | Unsurprisingly , there was talk that Dustin was being considered for the title role of Portnoy 's Complaint , the film version of Philip Roth 's novel of a Jewish mother-dominated boy with masturbation problems . |
| 26 | EVIDENCE of widespread insider dealing ahead of yesterday 's £480million bid for Dixons was being investigated by Stock Exchange officials last night . |
| 27 | One example was when Etty was being bathed at home on a Sunday , at the age of 14 . |
| 28 | The demonstration came as Préval was being rebuked in parliament for the government 's poor economic performance and for his administrative reform programme , which , his critics claimed , lacked clear objectives or a coherent policy for the dismissal and appointment of state employees . |
| 29 | Dimly she was aware that de Raimes was being carried by two men , that she was being prodded and pushed down a flight of stairs . |
| 30 | But when he strolled out into the front drive , Mr McWhirter was being decanted from a neighbour 's car at the front gate . |