Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [prep] [pron] be [be] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Our members have a great deal of sympathy with what is being done and they would not encourage tests to be taken by supply teachers or other teachers , especially at primary school level . ’
2 Dubcek urges Communist hardliners to stand down continued from page one possible five-year jail term on charges of sedition in what is being seen as a test case of the regime 's genuine commitment to a dialogue with the opposition .
3 Mr Czarnogursky , meanwhile , faces a possible five-year jail term on charges of sedition in what is being seen as a test case of the regime 's genuine commitment to a dialogue with the opposition .
4 I think just to conclude the the engine of growth argument , erm , has obviously been raised in relation to other new settlements , notably Cambridge and and this has been referred to already , erm the situation in Cambridge is different to York in in that the level of growth that 's that 's anticipated for that city is is is significantly higher , and the new settlement erm proposals there have been considered in in that regard and and just for the record C P R E have supported the the new settlement in that particular location , but it does seem to me that the returning to your basic point , that that erm if one applies those circumstances in Nor North Yorkshire it does fly in the face of of established policy in the structure plan , and the overriding er policy is is one of restraint in what is is considered to be one of the country 's most sensitive environmental areas , thank you .
5 Therefore , the art of good listening is perceptive , involving a degree of interpretation of what is being said , the reasons it is being said , and how what is being said relates to the realities of the situation .
6 The idea is that , say , a Domestos Hygiene Advisory Service , a Clarks Health Education Service , or a Butter Information Bureau , all channel information efforts about a product through a focal point , thus gaining better attention from the media , lending an increased air of respectability to what is being done for commercial reasons , and acting as a voice on behalf of the area of expertise in which the manufacturer operates .
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