Example sentences of "was [being] [vb pp] [conj] [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Long and the Short of it was Selwyn 's misery was being caused because he could n't get anywhere near any of the other horses . |
| 2 | In May , 1992 , the regional health authority informed Riverside Health Authority ( the district health authority ) that the unit 's transfer was being reconsidered and it could only commit capital to the unit if the case load was increased and if the unit could withstand a reduction of charitable funding . |
| 3 | ‘ This may have seemed like a good idea when the rink was being built because it should give long term durability , but when a problem like this arises then the whole rink has to be closed and dug up . |
| 4 | Meredith could not hear what was being said but she could more or less guess at it . |
| 5 | The request which was made to me in Committee was to bring forward amendments to enable the Secretary of State to set up a funding council , on the clear understanding that no commitment was being given that we would wish to do such a thing . |
| 6 | The Prison Officers ' Association announced that the action was being suspended because it would hit patients . |