Example sentences of "[n mass] [am/are] be [vb pp] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some 19 million people are being exposed to air whose quality is on the verge of falling below recommended EC safety levels . |
| 2 | After four years of unusually low rainfall , most UK water reserves are low , and many areas have hosepipe and sprinkler restrictions in force , whilst in other areas , people are being asked to be sensible with water , and not to waste it . |
| 3 | They say that too many sick people are being sent to prison again and again instead of being treated . |
| 4 | ‘ People are being inspired to personal change for human survival , ’ says Clancy . |
| 5 | Although the average age of choirs is high , younger people are being attracted to music groups and some simple music of good quality is emerging . |
| 6 | In only the last two years I 've noticed that more people are being drawn to the hills in Northern Ireland . |
| 7 | I think what those statistics indicate is that more people are being notified to the Home Office and that may well be that doctors are more aware of the need to notify . |
| 8 | SALMON are being returned to a NorthEast river by the National Rivers Authority . |