Example sentences of "[noun sg] the [noun] [be] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Note in the last example there was a similar situation except that in that case the car was being used exclusively for the business and in our answer we classified it as a business asset . |
| 2 | In addition the companies are being accused of fishing out shrimp larvae from the sea , creating an acute shortage for fisherpeople . |
| 3 | Outside Parliament the pressure is being stepped up . |
| 4 | You may not agree with that but of course the formula is is the retail price index plus a factor of K. |
| 5 | At present the schedules are being extensively revised to take account of social worker 's criticisms . |
| 6 | At present the needs are being met because ICI is able to offer an attractive career from all points of view . |
| 7 | To the extent that the Home Secretary suggested that the Act did not involve any extension of the Government 's powers , this could be only because in practice the guidelines were being exceeded for , as has been pointed out subsequently , the phrase ‘ national security ’ is not confined to major subversion or espionage ( Lloyd , 1987 ) . |
| 8 | None of the YCs had realized that the decision to rehouse the families was being taken by the Conservative council . |
| 9 | The simple fact is that commitment and resource must be kept in rough equilibrium ; at the moment the infantry is being asked to do too much , with too few battalions . |
| 10 | More permanent changes are planned for the prison , but for the moment the inmates are being transferred to 5 new blocks complete with shower and toilet facilities . |
| 11 | And it was she who had said ‘ This is the way ’ and their arrival at this spot at the moment the friar was being attacked had flowed from that . |
| 12 | At the moment the offer is being considered by the Office of Fair Trading to see whether it complies with competition rules . |
| 13 | It must not be forgotten that for this three year period the patient was being cared for in two hospitals and in Hunstead Park by a full range of no doubt dedicated professions . |
| 14 | They also demanded that President Guillermo Endara Gallimany , 56 , make a personal visit to the old part of the city to see for himself the severe level of poverty the population was being forced to endure . |
| 15 | But I mean that would just be an argument about where they set the level that you no longer were to qualify for child benefit , but I mean , bu , you know , presuma , presumably er , th the point the man was was making that er , the child benefit goes equally |
| 16 | At this point the Jews were being deconcentrated , were being channelled back into society , and it fell to us to help dismantle and disperse the ghettos , where the light was always failing and where the children all looked so old and full of knowledge , and everybody moved much too slowly or much too fast . |
| 17 | Coranka Matic 's recent works were made behind the firing lines , they deal with images of a ‘ small citizen ’ in whose name the war is being fought . |
| 18 | One very quick point , sorry erm I do n't want to sound as if I feel I can but er I welcome your comment at the beginning the condition be be left out on what 's going on because I thought this was actually the key function of this committee and I mean I see these are being decision has been taken . |
| 19 | On one occasion the group were being asked about their thoughts on the question of how pupils who disrupt lessons by walking out should be disciplined . |
| 20 | According to the King the war was being waged against all Arabs and Moslems . |
| 21 | Bookmakers Ladbrokes are catching up with the odds on races on four wheels instead of four legs and offering odds on Senna ( 11–8 ) and Prost ( 7–4 ) for the world championship during the week the cars were being loaded for the opening grand prix in Phoenix . |
| 22 | In fact , it was n't too difficult because that same week the symphony was being prepared by a man called Pergament-Parmet with the Stockholm Philharmonic and I was able to attend his rehearsals . |
| 23 | would , together with any shares already held by the person or persons by or on whose behalf the advertisement is being issued , carry not less than that percentage of those voting rights . ’ |
| 24 | Over and over Mrs Browning emphasised what a deal of trouble the Ogilvys were being put to on her behalf , by allowing their maid to do what she was going to do , and Wilson knew it was true . |
| 25 | Thus the Bank prefers a guarantee from industrial or financial groups associated with the project , a public authority , or from the government in whose territory the project is being undertaken . |
| 26 | Not only in this fumigation method gaining wide recognition in the U.K. but throughout the world the bubble is being marketed under the Rentokil patent and is available in the U.S.A. through B & G Inc . |
| 27 | Please do keep telling us of any complaints or suggestions you have either about the Journal or about the way the Society is being run . |
| 28 | The American cases draw a distinction between genuine personal interest ( which gives a right to sue ) and generalized grievances about the way the country is being run ( which do not ) . |
| 29 | The commission says it has received ‘ a number of representations ’ about the way the charity was being operated . |
| 30 | The motion met with considerable opposition , but was passed when a large number of students left the room , apparently disgusted by the way the meeting was being run . |