Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] be be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The intense interest displayed on the Opposition Benches tonight about these matters hardly suggests that their desire to debate them is being frustrated . |
| 2 | At first it will be helpful to know which is being described , but later , having worked through the chosen list , you could try to pick out which is being described when one category is chosen ( you do not know which ) in random order . |
| 3 | He had absorbed enough knowledge of lighting in his career to know who was being given the best spots , and he fought all the time to get Therese pushed out when he was on stage . |
| 4 | And all at once the coldness that had seemed to freeze her was being swept aside by a sudden rushing warmth . |
| 5 | ‘ Young thugs do n't like to know they are being watched and these cameras have been especially good at cutting down on incidents in the street , ’ he said . |
| 6 | It would certainly save trouble to be rid of the children , and to know they were being taught . |
| 7 | OLYMPIC archery hero Simon Terry returned to Britain yesterday — to find he is being clobbered by his country . |
| 8 | Most coursebooks have accompanying recorded material , which should serve to consolidate what is being learnt with the teacher from the coursebook . |
| 9 | ‘ Rock faces were being eroded and plants that had taken millions of years to establish themselves were being destroyed almost literally overnight , ’ the fount of wisdom continues . |
| 10 | ‘ You think I do n't have the right to know what 's being said behind my back ? ’ |
| 11 | They need to know what is being done by the local education authorities and , through them , what is happening in the schools . |
| 12 | One still needs to know what is being measured . |
| 13 | Nonetheless every partner will have a right to know what is being carried on in his firm 's name and for which he is ultimately answerable . |
| 14 | ‘ There must have been a reason for it , like not wanting anyone to know what was being carried aboard Titron . ’ |
| 15 | The two leaders will meet again at the end of January , and later to sign a treaty on co-operation and good neighbourly relations by next spring which is to cement what is being described as a ‘ Treaty-based relationship . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Are you daring to suggest I 'm being dishonest with Doreen ? ’ |
| 17 | Maybe it was n't the most satisfying job in the world but the men on loo patrol will no doubt be distressed to hear they 're being replaced by a machine . |
| 18 | Lizzy stared at her mother and Kate could see her trying to comprehend what was being said . |
| 19 | She crept closer , straining to hear what was being said . |
| 20 | It was hard to hear what was being said , but someone had put a nail through a pipe . |
| 21 | He was still grinning when he left the centre and as Rachel began clearing up the soiled dressings she strained her ears to hear what was being said in the office . |
| 22 | The research council was forced to conclude it was being told not to help . |
| 23 | One by one , the arguments that were said to justify it are being abandoned . |
| 24 | Not only does this protect them from larger fish , it is easier to ensure they are being fed , since the powder food stays within the confines of the net and I now have 14 miniature mollies swimming free in the tank , all of which seem healthy , feeding on adult food . |
| 25 | Executives led clients to believe they were being put on the market immediately , and , indeed , this was what they themselves thought was happening . |
| 26 | Partnerships , small scale as well as large , need a clear sense of purpose made explicit in objectives , they need a strategic plan for achieving these objectives which is communicated to and understood by those involved and they need a review and evaluation process built into the whole to determine what is being achieved . |
| 27 | Though slow motion can be comic , it usually is not ; rather , it increases viewers ' concentration as they try to determine what is being emphasized . |
| 28 | Hands that flutter , flap or fiddle ; the nervous twitch ; repeated sniffing or dangling earrings ; the constant movement of the head , the wagging finger etc may fascinate the listener — busy with these details , he wo n't try to understand what is being said . |
| 29 | Fourth , the adult 's ongoing assessment of the child 's ability to understand what is being said and to make herself understood , may determine what the adult talks about and the way in which adult language is related to the context . |
| 30 | Becker , on the other hand , who tends to use a more open-ended style of interviewing , has argued that the interviewer should sometimes ‘ play dumb ’ and pretend not to understand what is being said , in order to prompt the respondent into saying more . |