Example sentences of "being [verb] [adj] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had seemed quite tranquil as they walked in the sunshine through the crowded cathedral square where spectator stands were being erected ready for the Easter celebrations . |
| 2 | Those still in working order can be used for straightforward word-processing as stand-alones , with some being held in reserve to replace machines out on repair , plus some being made available for the use of Associates and long-term visiting researchers . |
| 3 | Tom , a professional engineer , set up the company 5 years ago after being made redundant for the third time . |
| 4 | Even so , there are still more being made ready for the 1993 shutdown . |
| 5 | But in the evening he came out and made his way to the royal store-rooms , where the food was being got ready for the King and his chief followers and wives . |
| 6 | Since then , the issue has been rumbling on in the French press , being kept alive for the fast-approaching Five Nations Championship . |
| 7 | In Miss Weeton 's Journal of a Governess , she writes on 15th September 1810 : ‘ I would have introduced you to Mr. Green , who keeps an exhibition of drawings ( all his own ) in that village where you might have been amused for two or three hours-for he has a great number , two rooms being kept open for the purpose . |
| 8 | The reason for this is to avoid those who appointed the administrative receiver being treated as mortgagees in possession or being held liable for the receiver 's acts which would be the case were the receiver to be treated as their agent . |
| 9 | The child making the complaint can often be classified as a fuss pot engaged in attention seeking behaviour — a case of the victim being held responsible for the crime ? |
| 10 | The South Korean Defence Minister , Lee Sang Hoon , was dismissed on Oct. 8 , after being held responsible for the unauthorized military surveillance of civilians . |