Example sentences of "the [adj] [noun sg] being give [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sitting back on her seat , she relaxed as the engine started and the long , low open canal boat passed under the first of the very low bridges which spanned the narrow waterways , and tuned in her ear to the English commentary being given by the boat 's guide , mentally turning off when it was followed in French and German to engage in a desultory conversation with a fellow countryman who had chanced to take the place beside her , a pleasant young man attending his first seminar in Denmark . |
| 2 | An editorial error resulted in the wrong reference being given at the end of the first sentence of the second paragraph of this editorial by Tom Keighlty and Jan Maycock ( 28 November 1992 , p 1310 ) . |
| 3 | The high priority being given to quality is also reflected in plans for additional equipment that will be installed during the July holidays . |
| 4 | Kryuchkov affirmed the high priority being given by the KGB to combating black-marketeering and organized crime , but not before he had alleged that certain forces were engaged in " economic sabotage " for political ends and were in league with the criminal underworld . |
| 5 | Not all tactical voters , of whom there are many in this affluent suburb , were so impressed by the high profile being given to Mr Ashdown — and nobody else — in the Liberal Democrat campaign . |
| 6 | Current concerns for many IT functions include the serious consideration being given to outsourcing many of their activities to third party organisations . |
| 7 | Besides this we confined our survey to males aged 10–35 , the full questionnaire being given to those aged 16–35 . |
| 8 | The success of population targeting depends on access to accurate up-to-date information , but in fact the increasing attention being given to sub-national , and particularly local , populations is running far ahead of the availability of data suitable for monitoring trends at these scales . |
| 9 | Both brothers were dressed in neatly tailored white tuxedos and black ties in preparation for the formal reception being given in their father 's honour at the palace of the governor of Cochin-China , and it was Chuck who had insisted that they travel separately by pousse-pousse rather than in the official Citron sent for their parents . |