Example sentences of "[is] [being] [vb pp] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We talked of the extraordinary fact of Lady Grange 's being sent to St Kilda , and confined there for several years , without any means of relief . ’ |
| 2 | Because it 's being pestered by flies . |
| 3 | the elements for the powerboaters this weekend are water and wind … as the British Grand Prix returns after a two year gap … it 's being raced in cardiff and favourite to win is Steve Kerton of Gloucestershire … he 's lying second in the world championship … he 's going for the win but is happy to be back racing in britain |
| 4 | the elements for the powerboaters this weekend are water and wind … as the British Grand Prix returns after a two year gap … it 's being raced in cardiff and favourite to win is Steve Kerton of Gloucestershire … he 's lying second in the world championship … he 's going for the win but is happy to be back racing in britain |
| 5 | What 's being bid for Oxford United and more important who 's doing the bidding no-one except the Manor Ground management knows … no statement … no facts … no figures will be released until a deal is done … contracts are signed and the money is in the bank … |
| 6 | Come on , do n't tell him he 's being recorded on tape , you know |
| 7 | And Matthew … poor Matthew ! — even now he 's being chased from pillar to post , on stage and TV at home and abroad — to satisfy the cuddly trio 's craving for mischief and mayhem ! |
| 8 | The purpose of an audit mark or stamp on clients ' documents is twofold : it provides evidence that the document has been examined for a particular purpose ( which should be clear from the audit file ) ; and it helps to avoid the document 's being re-presented as support for a duplicate entry . |
| 9 | This week Peter Harris came home from the hospice where he 's being treated for cancer . |
| 10 | He 's being treated for back and head injuries . |
| 11 | Now it 's being commercialised in earnest . ’ |
| 12 | It 's being tested at Blackthorn railway bridge near Bicestesr , which has been hit four times in the past year . |
| 13 | ‘ I have n't got it back yet because it 's being tested for fingerprints , but it was a smart piece of work . |
| 14 | The drug 's being tested by cancer specialists … although it could be some years before it 's generally available . |
| 15 | Between the double-six dice throw , and the perfect deal at bridge , is a range of more or less improbable events that do sometimes happen , including any one individual 's being struck by lightning , winning a big prize on the football pools , scoring a hole-in-one at golf , and so on . |
| 16 | Now she 's being questioned by police in Turkey about possible drugs offences . |
| 17 | He 's being questioned by detectives in connection with the death of Tania Probyn . |
| 18 | He 's being questioned in Reading . |
| 19 | And it 's being played on replicas of the musical instruments of that day . |
| 20 | She 's being comforted by friends . |
| 21 | Univel admits its continued independence is still an ‘ unresolved issue ’ that 's being kicked around Novell and figures its eventual disposition wo n't be made public until after Novell 's acquisition of Unix System Labs goes through , though the decision could actually be made in the next 30 days . |
| 22 | No he 's , he 's being moved to troop fifteen |
| 23 | After a long career break occasioned by her husband 's job 's being moved to Paris , and her having her two children , she found herself , back in England , designing her own kitchen . |
| 24 | Eda Rose who makes and sells hats to the rich and famous , keeps an eye on what 's being worn at Henley : |
| 25 | An new investigation led to Ferrier 's being charged with assault . |
| 26 | In 1662 , when Catherine of Braganza was preparing to marry Charles II of England , there was a great danger of Madeira 's being ceded to England as part of the dowry . |
| 27 | But it 's a fact that the vast majority of chairmen do n't even talk to their managers about the workload that 's being placed on players . |
| 28 | He 's being ruled from London , and he 's not used to that . |
| 29 | It proved so successful it 's being adopted by police forces throughout Great Britain . |
| 30 | The second is that the statutory services do not have the monopoly of altruism or the monopoly of occupying the high moral ground , and I think that those of you who saw the presentation given yesterday afternoon by Mike O'Reilly on the work that 's being done at Knowesouth , the private home he and his wife run , would have to concede that that was an excellent example of the kind of not only interesting , but the kind of pushing forward the boundaries of what can be done in different kinds of settings for people with dementia . |