Example sentences of "[is] being [vb pp] [conj] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't think she 's being shunned because of her impetigo . |
| 2 | The actual temperature depends both on what is being cooked and on one 's own taste . |
| 3 | Of course , where the money is no longer legal tender as seen with half crown coins and sixpences in R v Thompson [ 1980 ] QB 229 , or where it is being transferred because of its curiosity value ( Moss v Hancock [ 1899 ] 2 QB 111 ) , or because of its inherent value such as Krugerrands , in these circumstances " money " can be considered to be " goods " for the purposes of the statutory definition . |
| 4 | Two barristers , Alistair Kelman and Owen Keane , say in the latest Information Security Guide that the battle against viruses is being lost because of their ability to reappear in new strains which are immune to known antidotes . |
| 5 | But a social services spokesman said last night : ‘ The council is unhappy at the situation and feels it is being penalised because of its generous policies . ’ |
| 6 | It can calibrate how much force is being used and with what speed , and react automatically and swiftly to changes that it finds . |