Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] the [noun] [be] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The water supply of over a million people living in the area are is contaminated by a range of pollutants , including heavy metals , and nitrates at concentrations of up to 25 times the permitted EC limits . |
| 2 | Speeding in the town is being monitored to see if traffic slowing measures are needed . |
| 3 | Stokesley , who had succeeded Tunstall as Bishop of London , as well as More , had been known to make special enquires about Tyndale 's appearance and movements whenever suspected heretics coming from the Continent were being examined . |
| 4 | Losing to the competition is being second best . |
| 5 | any shortfall arising from the authority 's being unable to collect all the community charges due from the people on the community charges register ; |