Example sentences of "being [vb pp] [adv prt] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Further extensive tests are still being carried out on other samples but so far no trace of Miss Larkin , 24 , has been found . |
| 2 | POST MORTEM EXAMINATIONS / ARE BEING CARRIED OUT ON TWO BODIES / FOUND YESTERDAY ON SKYE |
| 3 | Blacon has benefited from the Estate Action programme before with £1.5m worth of work being carried out on 80 homes . |
| 4 | Research is being carried out on that , but it should be speeded up and it should not be left to police officers to buy such body protection . |
| 5 | Dr Zanda said that it was essential to agree common standards for any works being carried out on both shores and that an international statute governing the Adriatic should be drawn up to which all states bordering on its coasts should adhere . |
| 6 | The human mind — which , from this viewpoint , is the brain — is said to work on the same plan as a computer , with operations being carried out on physical symbols . |
| 7 | Tests were being carried out on suspected drugs thought to include heroin , ecstasy , cocaine , LSD and cannabis . |
| 8 | The pilot project is being carried out on three forces and an independent evaluation will be completed in the spring of 1992 . |
| 9 | An increasing number of sea lions with gunshot wounds are being washed up on Californian beaches . |
| 10 | He could have resented being called out on such a dark , stormy night , not saddled the King 's horse properly and this caused the accident on Kinghorn Ness . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's a grand night for a walk , and it would do you good , Joe , after being cooped up on that ship , ’ his mother said . |
| 12 | If SR is to remain a relevant magazine it has to continue to attract new young readers — with outlets for feminist and particularly lesbian thought being cut back on all sides SR could well be a first line in this battle for the foreseeable future . |
| 13 | Shame about the result yesterday , but what a joy to see Hughes-less being sent off on live tv ! |
| 14 | Is n't it just possible that students are missing out by being held back on full-time courses for so long ? |
| 15 | Bowdon Vale were unable to reach Barnton 's modest 155 at Broomsedge , being held back on 105 for eight by Barnton 's Geoff Langham with six for 43 . |