Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] being [vb pp] by [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Further , tacit acceptance of its reputation and credibility in that role was visible through the disinclination of most LEAs to assume direct and full responsibility for liberal adult education and their acceptance of the legitimacy of the provision already being made by the WEA and the universities . |
| 2 | On the table was part of an extensive collection of mammalia and birds , brought over by Mr Darwin , who accompanied the Beagle in its late surveying expedition in the capacity of Naturalist , and at his own expense , a free passage only being allowed by the Government . |
| 3 | Wick was the big prosperous town and Thurso a little village just being developed by the wealthy for residences ‘ whose whereabouts a Wick man can scarcely discover on the map ’ . |
| 4 | The club exists as a reinforcement for all the work already being done by the RFU youth development team , the counties , the rugby clubs and schools . |
| 5 | In our opinion , this operates in favour of defenders insofar as it involves minimal disclosure , the real matters in issue usually being covered by the opinion . |
| 6 | In a rare display of solidarity , a joint letter was also sent to US President George Bush urging him to unblock US$100,000,000 in aid to Nicaragua , which the US Congress had suspended in late May as a protest at the perceived influence still being exercised by the opposition Sandinistas , particularly over the army and police [ see pp. 38957-58 ] . |
| 7 | This could fit in well with the growing concern with money management now being shown by the National Association of Citizens ' Advice Bureaux ( NACAB ) . |
| 8 | In November 1717 Byng and his ships returned home , to counter another , far more threatening , invasion plot now being hatched by a far older enemy of England , Spain . |
| 9 | He declared that he would submit the trade agreement for the required congressional approval only after the passage of a more liberal emigration law currently being debated by the Soviet parliament . |
| 10 | He admitted to being surprised at the progress being made in Scotland , and expressed much admiration for the work currently being planned by the SCU and Teamsport Scotland in developing coaching at both school and club level . |
| 11 | The same work currently being done by a team with 62% G- and H-grade district nurses could be achieved by replacing 50% of them with RGNs and unqualified staff , says the report . |
| 12 | The solution suggested often involved a positive reframing of all the good work currently being done by the family , neighbours , and home help , and the wish of the old person to retain independence . |
| 13 | These cases are an indication of the liberal attitude currently being taken by the courts , which have obviously recognised that the old saying that a security on a dwelling is ‘ as safe as houses ’ has become a bit of a mockery . |
| 14 | There are many cheaper and constructive ways to contain young offenders , but they ware not being funded by the Government . |
| 15 | This arrangement came about when Father Kevin Daley was appointed as first OP , the chaplaincy formerly being manned by the cathedral . |
| 16 | While declining to say what his views were on proportional representation , he promised to continue Labour 's debate on electoral reform now being considered by an internal committee . |
| 17 | The release appeared to confirm speculation that South African agents imprisoned in neighbouring countries , including Zimbabwe and Botswana , were to be involved in the amnesty and repatriation process currently being negotiated by the ANC and the South African government . |
| 18 | She knew where the landing aircraft ought to be , her mental picture of the aerodrome traffic constantly being updated by the radio calls from other aircraft . |
| 19 | This was , indeed , the policy still being pursued by the Emperor , who , on 25 June , had finally persuaded Isabella formally to abdicate , thus leaving the throne officially vacant . |
| 20 | The expression I is not of course the only such troublesome feature of English ; the following examples all present us with the same sort of problems ( with the relevant deictic expression italicized , a convention followed throughout this Chapter ) : ( 6 ) You are the mother of Napoleon ( 7 ) This is an eighteenth-century man-trap ( 8 ) Mary is in love with that fellow over there ( 9 ) It is now 12.15 The sentences are true , respectively , just in case the addressee is indeed the mother of Napoleon , the object currently being indicated by the speaker is indeed an eighteenth-century man-trap , Mary is indeed in love with the fellow in the location indicated by the speaker , and at the time of speaking it is indeed 12.15 . |
| 21 | For a while Corbett and the apothecary discussed gossip of mutual interest , acquaintances at Westminster , at the court , as well as the scandal of a certain physician now being investigated by the authorities at the Guildhall . |
| 22 | In a small firm the programme could be administered by a company director , with the candidate again being supported by a line manager . |
| 23 | Halitosis , or bad breath , may be helped by a new mouthwash currently being developed by a research team from Israel |
| 24 | The paper has been drafted in response to the UK National Sustainability Report currently being prepared by the Government . |
| 25 | Hence the marginal value to consumers of another film exceeds the marginal value of the last meal currently being produced by the resources that would be necessary to make another film . |
| 26 | The responsible dog ownership group has received correspondence on this matter from the Animal Shelter , which is the agency currently being used by the Government to register pit bull terriers . |
| 27 | This will mean conceding the impossibility , whatever the strict legal interpretation , of farm land ever being treated by the urban population in the same way as a factory or even their own back gardens . |
| 28 | official post , often a sinecure , the nominee usually being appointed by the sovereign or the government . |
| 29 | One possibility currently being explored by the director Nicholas Mann , together with the directors of the group of University of London Institutes for Advanced Study ( ULIAS ) to which the Warburg belongs , is the creation of a single federal research institute which would be in a stronger position to attract funds and to resist indiscriminate cuts from above . |
| 30 | A report published by the National Rivers Authority ( NRA ) says there is an underlying trend of real and sustained improvement in the quality of coastal bathing waters , which appears to be the result of the extensive capital schemes for sewage treatment currently being undertaken by the water companies . |