Example sentences of "[being] [vb pp] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | The status of comedy is crucial to the debate , and we can at least be sure that Kingsley Amis would not object to having his practice compared with Waugh 's , or to being placed with him among the monologists of the Right . |
| 2 | This resulted in 75% of contracts being placed with the traditional provider . |
| 3 | Additional orders are also being placed with other yarn spinners to keep pace . |
| 4 | The dogs , mostly mongrels , undergo a four-month training programme before being placed with a deaf person . |
| 5 | In just over a decade , their ambitious goal to reach every village in the islands is close to being realised with more than 4,300 workshops covering a wide range of development issues . |
| 6 | It was like being socked with a Wellington boot full of mud . ’ |
| 7 | Frank and Tom were never mentioned , even on the anniversary of their kidnaps , beyond being listed with all the hostages . |
| 8 | First , where an application for an injunction is made ex parte and the defendant claims , or in the opinion of the court would be likely to claim , that he acted in contemplation or furtherance of a trade dispute , the court shall not grant the injunction unless satisfied that all steps which in the circumstances were reasonable have been taken with a view to securing that notice of the application and an opportunity of being heard with respect to the application have been given to him . |
| 9 | The Draft Directive has adopted the same 50 mg/litre nitrate standard as the Drinking Water Directive and proposes the designation of ‘ zones ’ that are ‘ vulnerable ’ to being polluted with nitrate up to 50 mg/litre , either directly or indirectly . |
| 10 | It is a rogue professional body , and it is being treated with the same kind of contempt that the air traffic controllers were treated by the Reagan administration in the United States . ’ |
| 11 | Demonstrators are being treated with restraint , and dissidents , although under surveillance and sometimes harassed , are still at the moment free to speak out . |
| 12 | Despite the assurances of the Director of his Department that he was favourably looked upon , and despite the fact that there was no doubt that at his office he was being treated with a subtle air of respect , nothing formal or official about his promotion had been announced ; and as he knew very well , a change of Directorship , a shift in Government economic policy , even a chill wind in international relations , could mean the end of his hopes . |
| 13 | While the period of maturing is seldom described as such , the hams are thoroughly air-dried after being treated with a mixture of sugars and spices ; they are also often smoked before drying . |
| 14 | Eventually Humbert was forced to surrender , handing his sword gravely to the English commander and being treated with all the honours of war and politeness of diplomacy . |
| 15 | Mrs Bennett died at about 4pm despite being treated with steroids and antibiotics . |
| 16 | He did n't fancy the idea of being treated with a spanner if falling ill . |
| 17 | If patients being treated with monoamine oxidase inhibitors ate quantities of cheese or other foods rich in these amines they were prone to attacks of high blood pressure , sometimes sufficient to precipitate strokes or heart failure . |
| 18 | Currently , less than 3000 children in the US , who are deficient in growth hormone , are being treated with hormone that is derived from the pituitaries of dead people . |
| 19 | The right book becomes something passionately possessed ( ‘ mine ! ’ ) , something that can not be read too often , the text being treated with an almost academic concern for accuracy . |
| 20 | Here is a woman who insists upon being treated with all the formality of royal protocol . |
| 21 | Non-smokers often report being treated with condescension in such situations . |
| 22 | Can you be treated with homoeopathy if you are already being treated with orthodox medicine ? |
| 23 | They can be essential if counsellees are to be encouraged to continue talking about the painful feelings they have about themselves and their lives , happy that they are being treated with dignity and respect . |
| 24 | Utilisation rates were found to vary widely between different areas , with less than 35% of cases of diarrhoea being treated with the lobon-gur mixture ( on average ) . |
| 25 | Many surfaces are already being treated with environmentally-compatible paints . |
| 26 | A few students were arrested and there was little chance of their being treated with the ‘ human rights ’ demanded during the December demonstrations . |
| 27 | Emotional safety includes the sense of security that comes from being treated with kindness and consistency , not being shouted at . |
| 28 | Now they are being treated with contempt . ’ |
| 29 | Of course , they are being treated with the contempt they deserve and you have to wonder why they do n't just get a life … |
| 30 | Children , if they are used to being treated with respect , will behave accordingly . |