Example sentences of "[adv] being [verb] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think there is a danger of too much being made of this . |
| 2 | In terms of manpower all three types of decision are constantly being made at all levels of the nursing organisation . |
| 3 | In the 1830s and 1840s he enlarged the range of Suttons ' seeds to include vegetables and ornamental plants , with many new varieties of both groups constantly being added to those offered for sale . |
| 4 | Sprinkler bans are already being planned for many areas but not for Surrey . |
| 5 | It builds on research which is already being undertaken in these centres and compares the involvement of citizens and local leaders in the politics and administration of a number of different communities in Britain and France . |
| 6 | Britain and Hong Kong claim they are eager for international agencies to monitor the resettlement of the illegal migrants , just as is already being done for those boat people who have returned voluntarily . |
| 7 | ‘ It is intended to enable parents to dovetail their career and family commitments and thereby to ease recruitment problems which are already being felt in all areas of commerce as a result of the steadily falling number of school leavers and graduates . ’ |
| 8 | Lotus Notes has been on the market for some time , and is already being used by many of the world 's largest companies . |
| 9 | Based primarily on field research questionnaires amongst personnel employed by an East Anglian company , the research also seeks views on the suitability of this type of operation for products other than those mentioned above : these could be compatible with or unrelated to those already being marketed in this way . |
| 10 | The airline had already being criticised by some CAA officials , and pilots believe Mr Stewart became a pawn in a trial of strength . |
| 11 | He is already being blamed by some sections of the party for the redistributive tax plans which , it is said , lost Labour potential support . |
| 12 | Again , the conditions are very very different in every place , so if you go to Honduras , erm they have 2 million hectares of tropical forest , which is scarcely being used at all to the use of timber , but is being steadily cut down , and turned into , first peasant agriculture , and second , ranching . |
| 13 | I am not taking an easy road and that I risk not being understood by many fellow countrymen , " he wrote , " but this is the only road I can follow in conscience . |
| 14 | I can not give a reliable date as to when the Metropolitan police report in the case of the first matters will be available , but I have no reason to suppose that it is not being prosecuted with all celerity by the dedicated team that the Commissioner has made available . |
| 15 | The persistence of the white chalk facies outside the new mountain belts must clearly indicate a long period when the Eurasian and American plates were not being affected by any major continental collisions . |
| 16 | If Zuwaya disliked policemen as a category , and took pride in not being related to any , that was in part because in the past ordinary people got their main experience of corruption and venality in the first instance from the police , and that reputation stuck ; and partly also because they recognized that policemen had divided loyalties and could not be trusted to be loyal exclusively to their kinsmen . |
| 17 | " Since we 're not being led to any buffalo , take one of those muntjac does . |
| 18 | Is the Minister aware that the best return for that good work is not being achieved in that shortcomings in the law allow the higher echelons of terrorist organisations — their command and control structures — to remain free to walk the streets with impunity , despite the fact that the RUC has provided high-grade intelligence about those people ? |
| 19 | He is not being treated in any way that need worry you . |
| 20 | Our children are not being served by this code and it 's time for the government to bring in a complete tobacco advertising ban |
| 21 | Even leaving aside Ross 's anger at not being consulted about such an important decision , it would be irresponsible to put her own needs and desires above those of the children . |
| 22 | It is a sad day when we are grateful for not being abused in this house , but it 's about all we have to be thankful for until this wretched system is altered , root and branch . |
| 23 | That is not being said by any other country or Government in the Community . |
| 24 | In being empathetic one is recognising the other person 's feelings , and one 's own answering response , but not being swamped by either . |
| 25 | Conversely , whilst there may in a few cases be valid reasons for a high quality paper not being submitted to such journals , it could be argued that in some cases publication outside the core represents a negative value judgement on the quality of that research . |
| 26 | Conversely , whilst there may in a few cases be valid reasons for a high quality paper not being submitted to such journals , it could be argued that in some cases publication outside the core represents a negative value judgement on the quality of that research . |
| 27 | But he said the incidents were not being linked at this stage and he could not say the same people were responsible for each theft . |
| 28 | In order for successful approval to be granted all preferred issues must be changed to either LATEST-ISSUE ( if the module is being changed via this package ) or SELECTED-ISSUE ( if the module is not being changed through this package ) . |
| 29 | It was found that 599 ( 56 per cent ) were classifiable as ‘ new cases ’ , that is , as not being known to any of the agencies in the first survey , and having no known first contact date with an agency prior to April 1985 . |
| 30 | Brinson had by this stage , therefore , acquired a reputation of not being committed to any one institution , and enquiries pointed to him as a neutral Chairman of the new panel , which he was asked to chair , and by virtue of his chairmanship he also became a member of the Creative and Performing Arts Panel , and then Board . |