Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [art] [noun sg] being " in BNC.
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| 1 | And do n't believe all you think you 've heard about a Cobra being undrivable in anything but a straight line either . |
| 2 | As one delegate to the discussion put it ‘ The women still do n't understand what the real world is like when it comes to their commercial value but at least they 've realised for the time being that they have bitten off more than they can chew . ’ |
| 3 | If suitable offers are received for the work being put out to tender today , Scotland will become the first country in the world with a fully-integrated national road management system using electronic roadside signs to warn and divert drivers on major routes and new , in-car navigation systems to beat urban traffic problems . |
| 4 | ‘ In this section , section 84 , Schedule 12 and Schedule 13 … ‘ action ’ includes any failure to act , and so as regards ‘ exercise ’ in relation to any power ; and ‘ action , ’ in relation to a society , includes action on its behalf by any body associated with it ; ‘ prescribed , ’ in relation to matters of complaint , means prescribed for the time being in Part II of Schedule 12 and , in relation to the respects in which a complainant is affected by any action , means prescribed for the time being in Part III of that Schedule as grounds for making action subject to investigation under the scheme ; … |
| 5 | ‘ In this section , section 84 , Schedule 12 and Schedule 13 … ‘ action ’ includes any failure to act , and so as regards ‘ exercise ’ in relation to any power ; and ‘ action , ’ in relation to a society , includes action on its behalf by any body associated with it ; ‘ prescribed , ’ in relation to matters of complaint , means prescribed for the time being in Part II of Schedule 12 and , in relation to the respects in which a complainant is affected by any action , means prescribed for the time being in Part III of that Schedule as grounds for making action subject to investigation under the scheme ; … |
| 6 | Richard Peters once distinguished between a teacher being an authority and being in authority . |
| 7 | Sotheby 's then heard from Michael Hebecker , Director of Schlossmuseum Gotha , informing them that , while the auction house had behaved fairly and correctly in offering the picture to the museum first , the permission to sell the Wtewael had been granted in his absence and with neither his knowledge nor consent , and asking them if the picture could be withdrawn for the time being . |
| 8 | All these jealousies and disappointments and doubts were forgotten for the time being in the face of adversity . |
| 9 | Old feuds have been forgotten for the time being . |
| 10 | She 'd become accustomed to his remarks about her unwanted presence , but she had believed him to be resigned for the time being to having her around . |
| 11 | The prescribed element is , in effect , frozen for the time being and should not be paid by the employer . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm sorry ’ , said the Christie 's receptionist , ‘ but the Sackler sale has been cancelled for the time being … |
| 13 | This was to be expected with the land being the main basic ingredient in the viability of the business . |
| 14 | However , if the receiver continues to bleep in its working position on the ground , and no ferret has been located in the hole being dug , it can be advisable to turn the volume down to the lowest . |
| 15 | As has been said in the House previously , my hon. Friend will know that we are committed to the work being done in the south Atlantic , which HMS Polar Circle will shortly be carrying out . |
| 16 | Any commission they receive is added to the money being put in the scheme or plan so benefiting the client . |
| 17 | First , the ‘ aggregation ’ principle meant that on marriage the husband and wife were treated as a single tax unit , with any income earned by the wife being added to that of the husband for tax purposes . |
| 18 | Everything has pointed towards a body being found . ’ |
| 19 | To make sure he asked Mr Litmus if he had seen or heard of a scientist being found coming out of the corridors . |
| 20 | Last night , a detective investigating the theft said that although this type of crime was becoming increasingly prevalent , it was the first time he had heard of a baby being used as a decoy . |
| 21 | Last night a detective investigating the theft said that , although this type of crime was becoming increasingly prevalent , it was the first time he had heard of a baby being used as a decoy . |
| 22 | No I 've never heard of the mill being on anywhere different from where |
| 23 | Trent had never heard of the President being a drinker , secret or otherwise , and it was the sort of habit that could n't stay hidden in a country of Belpan 's size . |
| 24 | You may find that she will need to lean on you a little for several months to speak and act for her in matters she can not give her full attention to , because she will be quite rightly absorbed for the time being in grieving , which is mentally and emotionally very hard work indeed . |
| 25 | The residue of liberty just gets smaller and smaller , until eventually , in some areas , it is extinguished altogether , with freedom becoming no more than the power to do that which an official has decided for the time being not to prohibit . |
| 26 | Regardless of a critical report it had itself commissioned , the World Bank has decided for the time being to continue financing the Sardar Sarovar dam and canal project on the Narmada river in India . |
| 27 | Maybe he had not lied , and in any case what he had said about the cottage being his home could easily be checked . |
| 28 | Furthermore , since I disagree with the view of the Divisional Court on this point in Ex parte Handscomb , but the Home Secretary was obliged for the time being to follow it , there is little logic in saying that he should have extended it to mandatory cases . |
| 29 | He 'd felt like a specimen being studied . |
| 30 | ‘ that it is not a simple case of money collected in the City being spent outside its borders ; though that , I suppose , would be true charity . ’ |