Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] [pers pn] is be " in BNC.

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1 The case of the Granada is different as it is being used in the business exclusively and giving the business some benefit .
2 In any event , it is important that the dog stands still while it is being groomed .
3 Also , a large meal , particularly with coffee or tea , might keep you awake whilst it is being digested ( though some people find that it is easy to fall asleep after a meal ) .
4 An offence is regarded as flagrant where it is being , or has recently been , perpetrated , or the suspect is found in possession of incriminating materials .
5 It is also often unclear whether it is being claimed that the bureaucracy is truly multifunctional or is merely recruiting and socializing its own members , articulating their interests , or acting as ‘ one of the main channels of political struggle in which and through which different interests are regulated and aggregated ’ ( Eisenstadt 1963 , p. 112 ) .
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