Example sentences of "and was [being] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A working prototype of DEC 's Alpha-based RISC PC was spotted in Cannes , France , at the Dexpo Europe show a couple of weeks ago : it included a 150MHz CPU and was being touted at up to 250 MIPS . |
| 2 | This part closely resembled Brodrick 's best-known building , Leeds Town Hall , which was the result of a competition that he had won in 1853 and was being built at the time of the Government Offices competition . |
| 3 | The fourth had escaped towards the sea and was being hunted by two of his men . |
| 4 | Anyway , I explained to Auntie , I had joined the army , and was being sent to London ; and I wanted to see her , and get her blessings . |
| 5 | By 1830 , the mill had passed from the Clissold family and was being run by Evans , Robson and Severs , who were London-based textile merchants . |
| 6 | On the 42nd lap Levagh came up the straight between the grandstand and the pits in his silver Mercedes at about 240 kph ( 150 mph ) and was being followed by Fangio . |
| 7 | Martin Gilfellan had taken the car just a few minutes before the accident and was being followed by the police when he drove straight over a junction . |
| 8 | She said the oil had been broken down into small particles and was being absorbed by organisms at the bottom of the food chain . |
| 9 | The admission that compromise was possible is the first sign that the confident period of Hildebrandine reform — the period of intense conviction and hope of complete success — was coming to an end , and was being replaced by the age of negotiation , undertaken by lawyers and administrators , differing in their briefs , but alike in their methods , and understanding each other very well . |
| 10 | Sgt Newman 's father , Eric , 58 , suffered a mild angina attack after being told of the shooting , and was being cared for by a neighbour last night . |
| 11 | Cascarino , who had scored only once in nine appearances for Chelsea and was being barracked by a section of the crowd , admitted Allen 's goal put him under pressure . |
| 12 | She had started attending classes at the Blind Club , and was being prepared for her further loss of sight . |
| 13 | The man had been forced to his feet and was being held between two Security men , his head bowed in shame , his hands trembling with fear . |
| 14 | The teenager , who absconded while on remand , was traced to an address in Highbury , north London , and was being held at a west London police station , said Scotland Yard . |
| 15 | Come and tell me about this morning , ’ He looked round for Catherine to discover that with admirable good sense she had asked for the facilities of the house , and was being issued with soap and hand-towels by Miss Williams . |
| 16 | Belvedere Mill in 1439 belonged to the Manor of Bisley and was being worked by Alexander Robull . |
| 17 | Hamilton tried to convince the assembly that this act was bad and was being disregarded by many . |
| 18 | It had the additional advantage that it was well out of the way of prying headquarters staff and was being established as a forward base for the LRDG . |
| 19 | The FRISC chip , which also gave its name to the operation responsible for it , had reportedly reached working silicon and was being put on graphics cards and SBus accelerators for the Sun marketplace when Micron pulled the plug . |
| 20 | The train driver was in such ‘ deep shock ’ he could not be interviewed and was being counselled by staff . |
| 21 | So he jumped astride a tractor and was being driven at maximum speed when he was told by somebody landing one of his aircraft alongside " You are not so far in advance of Rommel 's recce tanks " . |
| 22 | On appeal against conviction under the 1978 Construction and Use Regulations from the Humberside Justices sitting at Barton-upon-Humber , Stephen Brown LJ and Skinner J were asked to determine whether on the facts of the case a fork-lift truck , which had defective tyres and was being used on a road , was a motor vehicle for the purposes of the Road Traffic Act 1972 . |
| 23 | When doctors told her early on January 26 that the baby was seriously ill and was being taken to theatre for an operation , she asked them : ‘ How come you left it so late ? ’ |
| 24 | Similarly , the chorus from the terraces whenever a member of the opposition was hit in the unmentionables and was being approached by the trainer with magic sponge and slopping bucket , was : ‘ Nay lad , do n't wash ‘ em . |
| 25 | Police said had been in Germany since last September and was being considered for asylum . |
| 26 | The only reason for Mr. Bell being before the justice was that he had been arrested without warrant under section 7(3) of the Act of 1976 and was being brought before her under section 7(4) . |