Example sentences of "being [vb pp] [verb] some [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gillespie Park is currently being expanded to include some rail sidings , losing some of the original park in the process , but saving the most interesting of the wildlife habitats . |
| 2 | Having got the kind of structure it had always insisted upon , it seems clear that Britain had no qualms about such a statement being used to promote some version of supranationalism . |
| 3 | If however the means used is simply the issuing of a request as in ( 176 ) , then the causee can either be represented as being brought to perform some action as a result of the request ( get ) or as doing something under the influence or authority of the causer ( have ) . |
| 4 | SHOPPERS in Darlington are being asked to spare some love on Valentine 's Day for hungry Russian children . |
| 5 | Some would say that there is nothing remarkable or wrong in working for some group and being paid to answer some question that the group regards as important . |
| 6 | The large numbers of wild orchids being traded threatens some species with extinction . |