Example sentences of "being [verb] for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems likely that permits are increasingly being given for non-manual occupations , which has tended to favour the white inhabitants of developed countries such as the USA and South Africa . |
| 2 | Many of their colleagues are off work sick for long periods being treated for nervous disorders . |
| 3 | ‘ We 've got a list of patients being treated for major psychoses at London hospitals — yes , yes , I know that strictly speaking that 's a bit unethical , but let me tell you , not nearly as unethical as some of the other things we have here . |
| 4 | Tonight William McCrae is being treated for multiple injuries in Oxford 's John Radcliffe Hospital . |
| 5 | Mrs Rees , 43 , an activity organiser at Trees Park Village near Middleton St George , was ‘ satisfactory ’ in Middlesbrough General Hospital , where she is being treated for facial wounds . |
| 6 | Four other people including a six year old girl are being treated for serious injuries . |
| 7 | By early February there were reports of large numbers of dead shellfish on beaches , an increasing number of seals were being treated for internal problems caused by oil poisoning , and a quarter of the economically important salmon-farming industry appeared to be affected by the spill . |
| 8 | Nearly half those who killed themselves were suffering from mental illness , most of those were being treated for those problems when they died . |
| 9 | The girl is now 17 and is being treated for psychological problems at a mental hospital in Oxford . |
| 10 | He was released from Guy 's Hospital yesterday afternoon after being treated for severe lacerations to his wrists and arms . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | And the day after Central broadcast a documentary on the Marsh Arabs in Southern Iraq … revealing how communities are being destroyed … the Prince condemned Saddam Hussein for claiming the marshes are only being drained for agricultural purposes . |
| 13 | As yet , there is no single standard version of Unix , but an increasing number of application software packages are being developed for these computers . |
| 14 | Perhaps the most dramatic opportunity being developed for linguistic studies is the British National Corpus . |
| 15 | Subject to a special fee being prescribed for some applications , the plaint fee includes all other interlocutory applications ( see Appendix II to County Court Fees Order 1982 as amended — at back of book ) . |
| 16 | The net result is that the lack of that information results in the application being delayed for many months . |
| 17 | This is a particular danger where candidates are being interviewed for high-ranking appointments , when incompetent interviewing may create a hostile reaction in the candidate who is being wooed . |
| 18 | He would very likely end up being confined for psychological tests , and Roirbak doubted whether , in Tammuz' present teetering condition , he 'd be strong enough to face them and emerge intact . |
| 19 | All too often though , the critical enthusiasm is immense , while the actual critical judgement disappoints , and we are left with the feeling that good but minor work is being overpraised for polemical reasons . |
| 20 | Polar plants must be capable of being frozen for several months each year , and to undergo repeated freeze-thaw cycles throughout the growing season , even at the height of summer . |
| 21 | A MAN was fighting for his life last night after being carried for 500 yards on the bonnet of a hit-and-run car . |
| 22 | A CAMERAMAN was plucked to safety yesterday after being trapped for two days inside an active volcano . |
| 23 | THREE 14-year-old Scouts were found yesterday after being trapped for 18 hours in torrential rain on a Lake District mountain . |
| 24 | Two survivors — both women — were cut free after being trapped for 20 minutes in the wreckage . |
| 25 | Lead mines in Broken Hill , New South Wales , are being blamed for high levels of lead found in the city 's young children . |
| 26 | Its overall structure and principles are similar to those of the Library of Congress List of Subject Headings though differences arise from Sears ' being designed for smaller libraries . |
| 27 | Other compression systems are being designed for special applications such as videoconferencing schemes . |
| 28 | After scooping the majority of prizes at the event the 24-man-troupe found themselves being booked for other carnivals which led to a whole summer 's bookings in 1990 . |
| 29 | Alternative venues are being sought for other arts events on the pre-Christmas schedule . |
| 30 | Host families in the Darlington area are being sought for German students this summer . |