Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] [conj] [be] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cascarino , who had scored only once in nine appearances for Chelsea and was being barracked by a section of the crowd , admitted Allen 's goal put him under pressure . |
| 2 | The libraries run initially on networks of Sparcstations and are being ported to other hardware . |
| 3 | Belvedere Mill in 1439 belonged to the Manor of Bisley and was being worked by Alexander Robull . |
| 4 | Dust filters and biological air filters appear to be capable of achieving considerable success in removing odours but can be fairly expensive , and new developments are taking place all the time , for example compost soil filters have been developed mainly in Germany and are being investigated by Warren Springs Laboratory . |
| 5 | Working guidelines concerning the imprisonment or harassment of people due to their sexuality were agreed at an IEC meeting in December and are being incorporated into the Mandate — Ed . |
| 6 | The fibreglass boat is the first of its kind in England and is being tested by coastguards in the Thames district . |
| 7 | Negotiations were conducted in great secrecy when the manuscripts had already got as far as the freeport in Zurich and were being examined by two well backed dealers and by representatives of the Getty Museum . |
| 8 | That she appeared to be having a marvellous time in Jamaica and was being hopelessly indulged by Dunbar had elicited no more than a shrug of Harry 's shoulders and a vague comment about his being delighted she was having such a good time . |
| 9 | The Statue of Liberty had just arrived from Paris and was being assembled so it was not in New York harbour when they arrived . |
| 10 | ‘ Squish broke his ankle in Klosters and is being invalided home and Trouncy wants to know if she can bring Jean-Pierre , their French exchange . |
| 11 | It is ironic that early in this century the ubiquitous ranchbred Hereford of the western USA became too small in the bone and Beef Shorthorns were imported from Scotland to boost the Hereford 's size , whereas in the second half of the century the American Herefords have become much taller than those in Britain and are being re-imported to boost the height of the native herds . |
| 12 | His model and hero was his neighbour Mustafa Kenal Ataturk ; he strove to implement the same reforms in Iran as were being achieved in Turkey . |
| 13 | Indeed , the Appointed Actuary system may be followed in Europe and is being introduced in the USA and Canada . |
| 14 | The suit was originally filed in February in the US federal courts in California and is being pursued now that attempts at an out-of-court settlement have failed . |
| 15 | Western men are being forced to stay in Iraq and are being sent to strategically important targets to deter any attack from the multi-national force in the Gulf . |
| 16 | He lives in South Stoke in Oxfordshire and is is working flat out on a film script . |
| 17 | A 3D survey over Frobisher , York and 47/3e — jointly funded by BP , British Gas and Amerada Hess — was acquired during September and is being used to finalise the well location . |
| 18 | They seem to have adapted well to Madeira and are being cared for by a specialist . |
| 19 | They had been loaded on at Perm and were being shipped for slaughter and wool to Irkutsk , the great Cossack camp in eastern Siberia . |
| 20 | Riblets have been tested by Nasa and are being tested on Boeing and Airbus aircraft . |
| 21 | This year the main inter Company Golf Match is being organised by Lyles and is being played on a Saturday instead of the usual Sunday . |