Example sentences of "[art] [noun prp] [is] [adv] be " in BNC.

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1 The main fact which emerges is that the Temple is still being subsidized by the king of the land , as it was under Persian rule , according to a decree of Darius of 515 B.C. ( Ezra 6.9 ) .
2 The Flea is now being powered , appropriately enough , bu a Citroen 2CV engine .
3 The UN is also being asked to garner Iraq 's oil revenues and use a portion to pay compensation for the damage done during the occupation of Kuwait and the war that followed .
4 To assist in getting a good fit the Aqua-Pak is also being developed in special sizes to fit ladies and juniors , a welcome trend being adopted by some equipment manufacturers .
5 They are available for both purchase and rental , and their introduction in the UK is already being discussed .
6 In fact , of the major industrialized countries the UK is currently being beaten in the world prison population stakes only by Canada , the former USSR , South Africa and ( the current world champion ) the United States of America .
7 ONE of the largest exhibitions of Wedgwood Museum objects to be staged outside the UK is currently being held in the Westfries Museum in Holland .
8 The most widespread model in the UK is now being rejected in its country of origin .
9 The secondment of accountancy employees to the SFA is also being encouraged .
10 The TDC is now being asked to look kindly at allotting the 350 dispossessed caravans land at Middlesbrough .
11 On the contrary , ‘ From their point of view the RUC is now being used as a political force to impose the Anglo-Irish Agreement on an unwilling majority in the province ’ ( Weitzer , 1987:93 ) .
12 The reduced proposals that the MRC is now being forced to put together will mean that some areas of research must be dropped .
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