Example sentences of "[noun pl] and the [noun] be [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two central problems were highlighted : the difficulty of achieving any kind of change when so many groups had power of veto over decision-making , and the lack of direction and leadership from the centre : " units and the authorities are being swamped with directives without being given direction " ( p. 12 ) . |
| 2 | They 're called anti-idiotypic monoclonal antibodies and the work is being continued at Stanford University in California . |
| 3 | Following the dramatic political changes in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union , contacts between these countries and the UK are being developed . |
| 4 | In the chief centres of Europe in the Middle Ages the cities , the universities and the monasteries were being established . |
| 5 | There was no slowing at junctions and the car was being driven erratically , ’ the spokesman said . |
| 6 | The thrills and the excitement are being taken away , leaving only the bus shelter , the football match , the window and the mugger . |
| 7 | ‘ The Government 's failure to implement the ‘ polluter pays ’ principle means that water consumers and the environment are being forced to pay while the polluters make a getaway . ’ |
| 8 | In mid-1981 Virgin was doing badly ; the company had made redundancies and the roster was being cut back . |