Example sentences of "are [be] [vb pp] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes the pegs the pegs go through the tiles so the tiles are are made with little square hole . |
| 2 | Guardian 1 February 2 = European alert Nuclear power stations across Western Europe are being checked for radioactive leaks following the discovery of a design fault in the giant domes of pressurized water reactors ( PWRs ) , the most common type of design . |
| 3 | One city has responded by setting up a twenty-four hour response team to help people whose lives are being ruined by noisy neighbours . |
| 4 | Speed humps are being tested in other parts of the city ; no other areas will be considered until after these have been evaluated . |
| 5 | Speed humps are being tested in other parts of the city ; no other areas will be considered until after these have been evaluated . |
| 6 | Two of those are being heated by burning blast furnace gas and the third one has the cold air blown through it and the brickwork inside gives up the heat to the er cold air , warms the air and then that 's blown into the blast furnace . |
| 7 | Efforts to conserve tropical timber species are being hindered by illegal timber traders concealing information about the timber they are cutting and exporting , according to a new report by TRAFFIC , a network of conservation groups that monitors trade in wildlife . |
| 8 | Manchester 's attempts to stage the 1996 Olympic Games are being hindered by British sport 's two-faced approach to South Africa , said Sam Ramsamy , chairman of the South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee , at a civic reception in Manchester yesterday , writes Michael Morris . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , you would expect the majority of modules to be certificated successfully because they are being run by professional staff in centres which have been validated — in other words the centre 's resources , staff and support systems have been found to be adequate to run each module . |
| 10 | In Paragraph one oh nine , and one ten , th , I do actually draw your attention to two areas , though I think that members amongst all the issues that we have to deal with erm , to bear in mind in particular , and indeed the first one , probably the most important , in the sense of the longer term financial indications to reduce the extension of it is , limits that are being imposed upon local government generally , and of course here in Lincolnshire in particularly , in particular . |
| 11 | Once more , general policies which are leading to the residualization of local authority housing are being reinforced by demographic trends . |
| 12 | The libraries run initially on networks of Sparcstations and are being ported to other hardware . |
| 13 | It is still more usual for the husband 's name to come first when signing Christmas cards , eg John and Jane rather than Jane and John , and the surname should be added if they are being sent to slight acquaintances . |
| 14 | Phytoplankton in Antarctic waters are being damaged by ultra-violet radiation because of the opening of the ozone hole over the South Pole , according to NASA scientists . |
| 15 | Hostels are being ignored by neighbouring authorities which are tying up their funds in block contracts with other projects . |
| 16 | They are being questioned about recent bomb attacks in mainland Britain . |
| 17 | 4 of those being held at Milton Keynes police station are being questioned about armed robberies . |
| 18 | These points are being forgotten at the very time that they have become most pressing — for the transition from communism in Russia and Eastern Europe has added greatly to the demands that are being placed on western aid budgets . |
| 19 | In the West African republic of Liberia where eighty five per cent of the population have been displaced , children , some as young as eight are being placed in secure compounds to prevent them from going back to fight for the waring factions . |
| 20 | to evaluate the effects of the Essex Secondary Schools Library Project by determining the degree to which the stated objectives of the Project are being achieved in selected schools . |
| 21 | Energy savings of 40% are being achieved in new stores . |
| 22 | Its chief task is to ensure that the charter and its offspring are being implemented by other departments . |
| 23 | Since these are being funded from new money ( the National Science Foundation will continue to fund basic research from its existing money ) , the reaction of the Swiss research community has been broadly favourable to these plans for oriented research . |
| 24 | Data are being gathered from published sources and from interviews with officials , private insurers and commercial bankers . |
| 25 | There is a strong possibility that once again amphetamine-type drugs are being manufactured in secret laboratories around the UK , and that in fact there is no falling off in demand and use of this dangerous substance . |
| 26 | How far Japanese marketing methods are being transferred to local staff in the UK will also be investigated . |
| 27 | The 24-inch diameter pipes are being transferred from British Pipe Coaters , of Leith in Scotland , for Irish utility company Bord Gais in Dublin to be used on the Irish Sea natural gas interconnector project . |
| 28 | Our young Men and Women are being killed and tortured , our children are being mutilated by explosive objects , our lands are being confiscated , our trees uprooted and our homes demolished only to be replaced by Israeli settlements … |
| 29 | Seven hundred and forty four women , patients at this surgery in Gateshead are being recalled for new smear tests . |
| 30 | Even within existing state bodies , the workings of legal or administrative imperatives are being complicated by commercial forces , which reflect the revolution in the bureaucratic culture of British institutions over the past decade . |