Example sentences of "being [vb pp] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But by failing to register in time you will have lost the chance of being given preference in allocation . |
| 2 | She appealed against the defendants being given bail for fear they would interfere with witnesses who could help police inquiries . |
| 3 | Farmers are also being given access to grant aid to help in setting up extra activities to supplement their farming income . |
| 4 | I smiled to myself as I let in the clutch and moved off I would stop at the shop and tell the little man that he could collect his pans without the slightest fear of being torn limb from limb , but my overriding emotion was one of relief that I had not cut the sparkle out of the big dog 's life . |
| 5 | Despite archaeological discoveries which are still being made year by year and which throw more light upon the Etruscan civilisation , knowledge of these people , their origins , their way of life is still far from complete . |
| 6 | Counselling has to be rooted in practical reality , with the dangers and opportunities of retirement being presented side by side , and with the understanding that personal decision and volition will determine a large part of the eventual outcome . |
| 7 | On Sept. 9 Gamsakhurdia announced the formation of a republican Defence Ministry ( Dzhoni Pirtskhalaishvili being named Minister of Defence on Sept. 19 ) , and ordered rebel elements of the Georgian National Guard to return to barracks . |
| 8 | There were reports of their best equipment , the Russian T-72 , being pushed south on tank transporters along the north-south axis . |
| 9 | Four former South African police officers were sought by the Namibian authorities to testify at the trial , but had refused to come forward , despite being offered immunity from prosecution . |
| 10 | The use of correctly converged colour television projectors with pixels superimposed rather than being shown side by side allows present television standards to be used satisfactorily , and economically , unless and until genetic engineering succeeds in altering human optics . |
| 11 | Now the building is being demolished bit by bit for safety reasons . |
| 12 | It 's our credibility as well you know we 're being told quality of service etc etc and I think it ought to be a department meeting we all ought to have the opportunity to put forward what we 're doing and where we 're going . |
| 13 | It is most often used where a salesperson is faced with the same objection being raised time after time . |
| 14 | It was surprising to see two sports being played side by side in such harmony despite some savage tackling at short extra-cover . |
| 15 | Now although I am a born sceptic , suddenly being brought face to face with a seemingly identical facsimile of what I had been working on did make me pause for a few moments ! |
| 16 | He studied further at Aberdeen , Glasgow , and Berlin before being appointed lecturer in history and economics at Rhodes University College , Grahamstown , in 1911 . |
| 17 | Pavlov , 53 , had started his career as a district auditor and had risen through the ranks of the Finance Ministry and the State Planning Committee ( Gosplan ) and State Pricing Committee , being appointed Minister of Finance in 1989 . |
| 18 | In January 1989 Bernard Quinn ceased to be editor on being appointed Director of Information Services . |
| 19 | He took his account of the little balance as well as some research on centres of gravity and travelled to Rome to impress a couple of eminent intellectuals , and he succeeded , being appointed professor of mathematics at Pisa when he was 25 , though he had never had a university degree . |
| 20 | While window-shopping in Manhattan or on Broadway , they would find that they were being followed block after block , then , having sized up her figure and made certain the Girl was aware she was being followed , the man would walk ahead , glance round to check that her face was as good as her body and start a conversation . |
| 21 | Labour MP Mr Hall said the motorway link which is being fought tooth-and-nail by action groups in Cheshire and south Manchester was completely unnecessary . |
| 22 | The new US administration is expected to focus on key areas of enforcement of emission regulations and in the UK the 1990 Environmental Protection Act is being implemented industry by industry . |
| 23 | However it may be that a problem remains at the point of delivery of the curriculum — the interface between pupil and teacher — and that gender bias and stereotyping are being reinforced period by period . |
| 24 | Are not consumers still being denied freedom of choice , resulting in delays in the introduction of more humane systems of husbandry ? |
| 25 | At a time of radical change in Hungary , Nick Dallman relives his experiences at the hands of the secret and often brutal state now being dismantled State of fear . |
| 26 | In the afternoon , according to 78 Div War Diary [ KP 248 ] McCreery toured camps where DPs and surrendered personnel were being held west of Hlagenfurt . |