Example sentences of "being [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Czechoslovakia Romanesque structures were being erected from the early tenth century , in the form of castles and churches . |
| 2 | The more common form shows the hands in an attitude of prayer , centre-chest height , with the fingertips touching and , occasionally , the thumbs crossed ; the second position involves the crossing of the arms with fingertips at centre chest , the right arm being placed over the left and the fingers of both hands remaining closed but outstretched ; finally , there is the attitude of total repose , legs slightly parted at the knees , the shoulders down and the hands placed over the groin , again with the right hand over the left and the fingers together yet unclasped . |
| 3 | West Germany was to be the poor relation , with all its military units being placed under the integrated command structure . |
| 4 | Alerted by a slight sound , she again opened her eyes , turning her head slowly to see a cup and saucer being placed on a nearby small table . |
| 5 | It refers to the duty being placed on the new committee , ( a ) to monitor the effects of this Act on bus passengers in Scotland ; and , ( b ) to make recommendations to bus operators and the Secretary of State regarding the effects of this Act on bus passengers in Scotland . " |
| 6 | Extend the back leg and slide it backwards , the free hand being placed on the upper thigh of the extended leg . |
| 7 | Emphasis is being placed on the cognitive basis of social identity in contrast to the more familiar emphasis on evaluations . |
| 8 | And one of the prime factors most often pointed to as a cause has been the rise of the new media of communication and entertainment , particular emphasis being placed on the deleterious effects of television . |
| 9 | The success of two trial Training Courses held in June and October at Birmingham and York confirmed the belief that the wider demands being placed on the Honorary Welfare Officers meant that some formal training was essential . |
| 10 | Under pressure from diminishing resources and central government exhortations , much greater emphasis is being placed on the careful targeting of policy measures to the places where people suffer from the most severe problems , as evidenced by the successive reviews of regional policy and by the initiatives of the 1970s and 1980s aimed at rejuvenating inner city areas . |
| 11 | The dogs , mostly mongrels , undergo a four-month training programme before being placed with a deaf person . |
| 12 | This resulted in 75% of contracts being placed with the traditional provider . |
| 13 | The miniature was much damaged by being placed near a large stove in the house of the defendant who was nevertheless held not liable to L. |
| 14 | As potential applications for PCR develop more emphasis is being placed upon the practical aspects of the reaction . |
| 15 | This bout of ‘ insanity ’ led to his being placed in a padded cell . |
| 16 | Most young girls of 25 would turn pale at the idea of being placed in a small Bolivian village where electricity and running water are next on the list of forthcoming attractions after sliced bread . |
| 17 | Most young girls of 25 would turn pale at the idea of being placed in a small Bolivian village where electricity and running water are next on the list of forthcoming attractions after sliced bread . |
| 18 | Ivor Stokle , 34 , a quantity surveyor , told a hushed Bristol Crown Court how he and his girlfriend , Mrs Pauline Leyshon , 43 , were kidnapped at knifepoint from a bungalow , beaten and bound before being placed in a blazing car which was pushed off a hillside . |
| 19 | The recommendation following upon an assessment might result in a child with a hearing disability being placed in a local primary school rather than in a special unit for children who are deaf or partially hearing . |
| 20 | In this case the mother submitted to the judge that to order the removal of the child from the United Kingdom back to Canada would expose him to a grave risk of being placed in an intolerable situation . |
| 21 | At the same time schools are being placed in the front line of accountability by the proposal to give headteachers and governors direct control of budgets and the opportunity to opt out of LEA control . |
| 22 | Last year he took part in the London race along with 27,000 others , being placed in the top six per cent at number 1,442 . |
| 23 | In fact , petitions — which are scarcely known before 1272 — quickly became so numerous that by 1280 most were being redirected to the appropriate departments of royal government ( the exchequer and the chancery above all ) and only the remainder were dealt with by the king . |
| 24 | A variety of the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin , Sousa chinensis , is being threatened with extinction by the construction of Hong Kong 's new airport , just as it is being recognized as a distinct species . |
| 25 | We have then no reason to be surprised if the distinction between ascription and association in adjectives is overlooked or mistakenly supposed to be a matter of " nuances of meaning " , rather than being recognized as a systematic variation . |
| 26 | The RSDLP should be reorganized as a federal party , with the Bund being recognized as the sole representative of Jewish workers and the party programme promising ‘ personal cultural autonomy ’ ( that is , all Jewish workers , regardless of where they lived in the empire , would be members of a national Jewish association , responsible for all Jewish educational and cultural affairs ) . |
| 27 | The prospect of a civilisation being overturned by an allowed evil getting control is a real fear for Spenser . |
| 28 | Police inquiries seem to have got nowhere but they believe , as do Jim 's neighbours and friends that the killer is being shielded within the local community . |
| 29 | The seeds are all the external influences that tend to throw us out of balance and they may affect us on any level of our being ; on the physical level it may be something simple like being exposed to a cold wind , getting soaked in the rain or even some form of trauma . |
| 30 | Dr John Bromley , senior partner at the practice , in Monkgate , York , admitted failing to prevent John being exposed to a hazardous substance and was fined £750 under the Health and Safety Act . |