Example sentences of "being [vb pp] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some 19 million people are being exposed to air whose quality is on the verge of falling below recommended EC safety levels . |
| 2 | Learners acquire a particular language by receiving comprehensible input , that is to say by being exposed to messages expressed in language which is within the current acquired competence of the learners , together with language which is due to appear in the next stage of acquisition , and which can be eased into the mind by the help of context , knowledge of the world and so on . |
| 3 | The scare was caused by a report which showed that cavers were sometimes being exposed to levels of radiation , in the form of radon , up to 800 times the official safety limit in homes . |
| 4 | By 1673 , he thought that too many of his supporters were being exposed to danger by his presence so he went off to Ireland for a cooling-down period . |
| 5 | ‘ As a farmer whose children have grown up on a busy farm , I am very aware of the risks and the work pressures that all too easily lead to children being exposed to danger . |
| 6 | Separate aliquots of the same mucosal homogenates were assayed for peptic activity after being exposed to pH 8.0 by alkalinisation using 1N NaOH . |
| 7 | The National Toxics Campaign Fund , a US-based charity says the unexplained illnesses of hundreds of Gulf war veterans may be due to being exposed to radiation from weapons tipped with depleted uranium . |
| 8 | So my music winds up being exposed to Michael Bolton 's audience and people like that . |
| 9 | If I was to have any chance of being posted to Calvi , I would have to come in the top five in basic training . |
| 10 | The Chief Superintendent is being posted to division after heading the department for some 2 years . |
| 11 | He told him he was very excited because he was being posted to Liverpool 8 — Toxteth — and McCartney asked him why . |
| 12 | ( 4 ) To overcome legal difficulties which would otherwise be encountered as a result of the bidder offering consideration securities to overseas shareholders because foreign securities laws forbid such an offer document being posted to shareholders in the relevant jurisdiction , or permit it subject to compliance with onerous filing or other obligations ( see para 2.4.10 below ) . |
| 13 | David Hooker , Aberdeen 's managing director , said yesterday that a final offer was being posted to Brabant 's shareholders , with a circular seeking approval for it from his own shareholders . |
| 14 | Keiran served in the US Air Force , fought the Pentagon to prevent being posted to Vietnam and eventually ended up at Salford studying under the G.I. Bill of Rights , all paid for by Uncle Sam . |
| 15 | However he remained with the Wellington unit only for a short time before being posted to Control Office duties at Luqa . |
| 16 | Attention is being given to grass-roots structures , which the election revealed as over-grown rather than bearing the green shoots of healthy activity . |
| 17 | Nothing too outrageous … just the constant annoyance of fouls being called against Leeds when there were nt fouls and throws being given to West Ham unless it was patently obvious that a West Ham player kicked it off . |
| 18 | I hope that he will be able to say that great attention is now being given to Lord Cullen 's concerns about the ventilation systems . |
| 19 | A recognition of the prominence being given to psalmody outside Morning and Evening Prayer has led to the provision of simpler substitutes for Anglican chant . |
| 20 | The content of the different lengths of music inputs would be planned in sequence — more time being given to music activity as the music programme evolves . |
| 21 | From within the tufting department in Lyles , there comes a great generosity that has resulted in £400 being given to Strathcarron Hospice at Denny . |
| 22 | Its purpose was to survey the quantity and quality of training in church music currently being given to ordinands in Britain . |
| 23 | THE recession has caused a large rise in the number of dogs being given to kennels by owners unable to afford the animals ' upkeep . |
| 24 | Tradition has the Nail being given to Sant' Ambrogio by the Emperor Constantine . |
| 25 | The House of Commons Select Committee found that insufficient weight was being given to parents ' views in the assessment process . |
| 26 | Divisions in the book are unusually clear , separate chapters being given to topics such as function , the market , or the historical and political background of the subject . |
| 27 | What consideration is being given to noise barriers of various kinds ? |
| 28 | To arrive at such a figure , however , the BMA must consult with solicitors and the courts to avoid unsustainable advice being given to doctors who accept this sort of work . |
| 29 | Whilst it may be possible for certain hoists and lifts to be provided with dual controls and to be relied upon to assist in the initial stages of smouldering fire or even the last stages of salvage and reinstatement , and whilst the provision of a portable extinguisher could be regarded as standard , the dangers involved in aligning the confines of a lift or cage to a developing fire in the only manner by which it could be used effectively are sufficiently great to warrant special mention when consideration is being given to emergency planning . |
| 30 | Projects include : expanding the Museum to make it a live wartime HQ with ‘ operational briefings ’ being given to visitors ; Bomb aimer 's simulator ; air gunner 's simulator ; intelligence room ; crash recovery room ; building a memorial garden which will be dedicated to Canada ; refurbishing and fitting-out the Great North Road 's most famous landmark , the Grand Old Duke of York 's ‘ Temple ’ , as a memorial chapel to those who died serving in 6 Group . |