Example sentences of "be [being] [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We only got involved because we 're being badgered by one of our ex 's , an old friend of hers , I believe . |
| 2 | The economic situation in the country is , is , is going down and down and down , and they 're being squeezed by this whole crisis . |
| 3 | And then they 're being sponsored for Romanian Orphans |
| 4 | They 're being driven by Yugoslav drivers today . |
| 5 | We 're being attacked on all sides , quite frankly . |
| 6 | If your bugs get sick a possibility is they 're gon na get sick because they 're being attacked by one of these things , and it 's a virus , terribly small of course . |
| 7 | But some memories take a long time to go … especially when they 're being preserved by Historical enthusiasts . |
| 8 | They 're being coached by one of the country 's best female players , but they 've also got the support of MOST of the boys ' team . |
| 9 | Now you see we 're being modernized in this area , now they 're old steel houses in Allenton , about five hundred of 'em |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm being dragged into this pit , what do you think ? ’ |
| 11 | I 'm being charged for two meters . |
| 12 | For example , the oxidation of aluminium alloys found during this work and almost certainly made worse because the engine had Ian within three feet of the surface , could be melted and flushed out of the porous alloy be being sprayed with white spirit . |
| 13 | Where there is concern that students might be being exploited by Compact employers , the Compact Directors should raise the issue immediately with the organisation concerned . |
| 14 | It was almost a relief to be being attacked on this particular issue , because there were other far more personal ones to be dreaded . |
| 15 | Meanwhile the high-end 620 chip , for moderately to massively parallel servers , is said to be being set for 64 bits with a special environment mode bit that can switch between 32- and 64-bit operation . |
| 16 | Ironically , one casualty of failure to bring it into force would be the express attempt to limit action on the part of the Community through the concept of subsidiarity , even if in practical terms account already seems to be being taken of this concept . |
| 17 | Guardian 1 February 2 = European alert Nuclear power stations across Western Europe are being checked for radioactive leaks following the discovery of a design fault in the giant domes of pressurized water reactors ( PWRs ) , the most common type of design . |
| 18 | The beach has to be relatively clear of large objects ( it is quite extraordinary how so many tropical islands are being ruined by outlandish modern buildings , hideous modern boat-shacks and quick-food restaurants ) . |
| 19 | One city has responded by setting up a twenty-four hour response team to help people whose lives are being ruined by noisy neighbours . |
| 20 | Speed humps are being tested in other parts of the city ; no other areas will be considered until after these have been evaluated . |
| 21 | Speed humps are being tested in other parts of the city ; no other areas will be considered until after these have been evaluated . |
| 22 | All are being tested by eight other people to check both the quality and possible difficulty in obtaining ingredients as well as the actual cooking . |
| 23 | What opportunities and problems are being surfaced regarding this subject ? |
| 24 | However , many promising results are being seen in one of the most common idiopathic diseases affecting the gut . |
| 25 | Two of those are being heated by burning blast furnace gas and the third one has the cold air blown through it and the brickwork inside gives up the heat to the er cold air , warms the air and then that 's blown into the blast furnace . |
| 26 | Efforts to conserve tropical timber species are being hindered by illegal timber traders concealing information about the timber they are cutting and exporting , according to a new report by TRAFFIC , a network of conservation groups that monitors trade in wildlife . |
| 27 | Manchester 's attempts to stage the 1996 Olympic Games are being hindered by British sport 's two-faced approach to South Africa , said Sam Ramsamy , chairman of the South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee , at a civic reception in Manchester yesterday , writes Michael Morris . |
| 28 | ‘ Well , you would expect the majority of modules to be certificated successfully because they are being run by professional staff in centres which have been validated — in other words the centre 's resources , staff and support systems have been found to be adequate to run each module . |
| 29 | We are being faced with ten million pounds worth of cuts in research and development over the next three years , so anything what this Government comes up with does n't surprise me , but I am a little bit devastated . |
| 30 | I have not wavered in the slightest degree in my attitude to this war , nor have I changed my mind as to the need of a final and complete settlement , but I want to say that in a war in which losses of such terrible magnitude are being imposed on all the Nations it appears to me not only wise but imperative that every country should use its political weapon to supplement all its military organisation , if by so doing it can defeat the enemy . |