Example sentences of "[is] [being] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it 's being run for the short-term , they reckon , that could account for a lot of its recent pragmatism . |
| 2 | My er , circumstances are entirely different , I am the person who 's being cared for and my husband died in nineteen eighty seven , and my son in nineteen eighty eight and I was left with my young son , and he looked after me on his own , and then my daughter who li , I was living in Ireland , my daughter lived in England , and she decided it was n't good enough that it should all be left to him , so we had a long talk and we discussed it at length for two weeks at Christmas , and then they all moved Sou , over here , we got a house in Scotland , and I 'm looked after by my young son and my daughter , and since then a year ago my daughter got married , her husband moved in and he looks after me as well , so I 'm looked after by three young adults . |
| 3 | She 's being cared for back home at Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire . |
| 4 | What 's being bid for Oxford United and more important who 's doing the bidding no-one except the Manor Ground management knows … no statement … no facts … no figures will be released until a deal is done … contracts are signed and the money is in the bank … |
| 5 | Jenny I should tell you that the meeting 's being recorded for this er , for the dictionary people . |
| 6 | He 's being treated for a punctured lung at the town 's general hospital . |
| 7 | He 's being treated for back and head injuries . |
| 8 | This week Peter Harris came home from the hospice where he 's being treated for cancer . |
| 9 | ‘ I have n't got it back yet because it 's being tested for fingerprints , but it was a smart piece of work . |
| 10 | There would have been no danger of a Wanda 's being mistaken for his niece . |
| 11 | We had a motion which was put before Conference last year and it was carried and it was asking for a similar review to what 's being asked for this morning . |
| 12 | We 're having a k our entire meeting 's being taped for er for an interest of science in the interests of science for posterity for a survey on English language |
| 13 | WHAT 'S BEING DONE FOR THE 11,000 DEAF AND BLIND ? |
| 14 | A first thing 's being required for a second is consistent with the possibility of the first thing 's happening and the second not happening . |
| 15 | The Department of Transport 's being criticised for starting roadworks on a busy motorway at the height of the holiday season . |
| 16 | She 's being prepped for an emergency Caesarean now , under epidural . |
| 17 | At one moment of inaction he checks over what he has done and what still remains to be done , in an unspoken conversation when he imagines he is being examined for his second mate 's ticket , his present goal in life and the strong motivation of his apprenticeship . |
| 18 | Technologically-induced change in these areas is being examined for its impact on employee well-being and performance . |
| 19 | What is being called for is that graduates should have gained the beginnings of the ability to stand back from their studies and to take a view of it . |
| 20 | Now an investigation is being called for to find out what has happened to the money . |
| 21 | The implementation of the team recommendation programme is being finalised for execution this winter so that the full benefits of team working may be realised . |
| 22 | When the invoice comes in for payment , this is copied on to the system as well , and Caterdata first searches for the equivalent delivery note to check that Brown is being charged for the right goods . |
| 23 | They will need to see exactly what work is being charged for . |
| 24 | But they were not clear about what exactly is being applied for . |
| 25 | A maximum of 15 minutes on any one drill is therefore ideal , unless , of course , it is being played for points , in which case you should play to the end of that particular session . |
| 26 | The lament is being played for the old military musical structure after the study found many could not even meet the required level of 20 men each and their music was suffering . |
| 27 | The heartwood — the oil , steel , communications and electricity companies — is being saved for later ; nationalists will resist a sell-off , while employees will cling to their pay-packets . |
| 28 | My interpretation of what is going on at the present day is being saved for the next chapter , but some of the most startling results come from the latest ( and most accurately dated ) deposits . |
| 29 | In last month 's In Benefit ( 22 April ) mention was made of the value of a benefits check when a client is being assessed for his/her ability to pay towards charges . |
| 30 | The legislation regarding rabbits is extremely different according to whether the rabbit is in a laboratory , is a pet , is being kept for meat or is wild . |