Example sentences of "being [vb pp] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were only caught after being stopped for a burglary they did n't commit . |
| 2 | A Mareva injunction was granted by the English court , but the Irish action was the one which went to trial , judgment being given for the plaintiff in the sum of some £3.4 million . |
| 3 | 2.17 This exercise has been described in a different way by Lord Diplock in Mallett v McMonagle [ 1970 ] AC 166 at p174 : The purpose of an award of damages under the Fatal Accidents Act is to provide the widow and other dependants of the deceased with a capital sum , which , with prudent management , will be sufficient to supply them with material benefits of the same standards and duration as would have been provided for them out of the earnings of the deceased had he not been killed by the tortious act of the defendant , credit being given for the value of any material benefits which will accrue to them ( otherwise than as the fruits of insurance ) as a result of his death . |
| 4 | " The following morning the Deputation again visited the School previous to the Scholars being dismissed for the Midsummer Holidays , and having inspected the Book of Entry of the Scholars ' Admissions & c we found that the whole number of 150 had been received into the School — that on the day of examination 141 were present and the remaining 9 absent from suspension or illness and one by death . " |
| 5 | Nevertheless , the opera was finally performed on 29 January 1781 , enjoying a triumphant reception , and Wolfgang had the pleasure of being joined for the occasion by Leopold and Nannerl . |
| 6 | Comedian Les Dawson ( above ) is recovering at home after being discharged from hospital in Preston where he was being treated for a blood infection after a prostate operation . |
| 7 | John Cook , 45 , said after being treated for a cut on the head : ‘ We heard an explosion . |
| 8 | David , 32 , who is still in hospital after being treated for a kidney infection , telephoned his wife yesterday to tell her he will be in hospital for at least another five days after developing an infection in his thigh . |
| 9 | ARNOLD Schwarzenegger 's wife is being treated for the killer virus meningitis . |
| 10 | ARNOLD Schwarzenegger 's wife is being treated for the killer virus meningitis . |
| 11 | Both relate to the social environment of the person with an established schizophrenic illness : while he is being treated for the disorder in hospital , and after he has been discharged into the community . |
| 12 | you 're visiting a War or MOD Disablement Pensioner who is being treated for the disablement he or she is getting the pension for or |
| 13 | Lexie McConnell was being treated for an eye complaint . |
| 14 | Lexie McConnell was being treated for an eye compalint but the steroids she took hampered her bodies natural defences . |
| 15 | Whenever a place is being furnished for the use of young children , a set of blocks is generally considered one of the basic pieces of equipment to be provided . |
| 16 | Sun 's SunPro unit is expected to come out with new compiler technology to allow applications to take advantage of HyperSparc — and Viking — features , indeed Sun 's whole SunWorks compiler set is now being readied for an overhaul . |
| 17 | If work is being undertaken for a subsidiary , care should be taken to ensure that a valid FSA engagement letter is in place for that subsidiary , not simply for the holding company . |
| 18 | While it is easy to imagine the value of having the information available in digital format , one realises that its preservation is not being undertaken for the value to posterity of the data , but because of its commercial value to 20th Century-Fox . |
| 19 | Also , optical fibre sensors are being developed for a variety of applications including gas , pressure and strain sensing and water monitoring , while special planar waveguide lasers in glass , crystal and thin films are being researched as a potential medium for integrated optical circuits . |
| 20 | Three days later Haslam was being interviewed for a job at ICI and he was offered the chance to become a technical services engineer in the Nobel Division , an offer he snapped up immediately . |
| 21 | Fourteen years ago , when I was being interviewed for a job in the BBC Natural History Unit . |
| 22 | ‘ I would be delighted if you would consider being interviewed for the film . |
| 23 | She had worked for Mair as his PA for the last three years and he knew her now no better than on that morning when she had sat in this same office being interviewed for the job . |
| 24 | Candidates for an overseas assignment should have had the opportunity to digest all information given to them on the new job , country , life style , compensation package and effects on their careers and families before being interviewed for the post . |
| 25 | Clearly , less is more , for it was this novel , ‘ Amongst Women ’ , which last year led to McGahern being nominated for a Brooker Prize . |
| 26 | ‘ You feel good being nominated for an Oscar , then you get turned into some kind of a loser when you do n't win . |
| 27 | The winds that were being reported for the hurricane did not include the ground speed that the storm was tracking . |
| 28 | By the rime Ho had been released by the Chinese in September 1943 the US was beginning to make its major contribution to the war against Japan and various strategies were being considered for a drive on Canton or Hanoi . |
| 29 | Leo Downer and Andy Jackson are being considered for a place in one of the fastest school eights in the country . |
| 30 | Usually potential counsellors will need to be in recovery for at least two years before being considered for a training post . |