Example sentences of "[being] [vb pp] [prep] their [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I loosened my shirt collar and watched a couple of generals being saluted by their chauffeurs . |
| 2 | Indeed , the most frequently cited judicial ruling on the employment law status of casual workers ( the " O'Kelly case " , see Leighton 1984 ) , concerned precisely this last category of people — a group of " regular casuals " at a major London hotel who sought redress for being dismissed following their efforts to secure trade union recognition . |
| 3 | Existing catalogues of non-HMSO official publications are being examined for their degrees of comprehensiveness . |
| 4 | ‘ Several of the Wootton paupers were very obstinate on their admission , and persisted in not being parted from their wives . |
| 5 | Although the so-called Toleration Act of 1689 meant that Dissenters were no longer being persecuted for their beliefs , they were still denied full civil rights , since the continued existence of the Test and Corporation Acts technically banned them from holding political office . |
| 6 | They are being taught by their parents to defy the law of the country ’ . |
| 7 | Companies surely benefit from being quizzed about their strategies and from a free flow of ideas with the market . |
| 8 | They must have been washed up on this ancient beach after being torn from their moorings , perhaps by a storm . |
| 9 | Union members who apply for the Commissioner 's assistance are protected against being disciplined by their unions because they have done so . |
| 10 | T. D. The discipline was tyranny but it was n't bad for us — two policemen walking along the road together , talking about women or football like everybody else , and they ca n't keep their eyes for crime or for offences being committed under their noses . |
| 11 | A council is asking for Government action to help RAF wives who 're being evicted from their homes . |
| 12 | There are many instances of white youths being pressured by their parents to give up their sport in preference for more reasonable and secure occupations , lest they invest their time and energies in a pointless pursuit of intangible dreams . |
| 13 | This ‘ teacher authority ’ can lead to pupils being stifled by their teachers ' expectations . |
| 14 | THE New Zealand Rugby League tourists must envy the amount of publicity — and the financial rewards — currently being enjoyed by their countrymen from the unsullied ‘ amateur ’ world of Rugby Union as the latter grind their remorseless way around Wales and Ireland . |
| 15 | Brothel bigwigs are concerned that clients who find themselves tied up may end up being roasted in their handcuffs if fire breaks out . |
| 16 | I think that the districts there possibly given the exception of Selby have taken a rather cautious approach as to what they anticipate being built in their areas within the Greater York area itself er over the next thirteen years . |
| 17 | In a petition of 1756 the weavers of the West Country pointed out the consequences of wage reductions being imposed by their employers : " insomuch that weavers can not get above fourpence for sixteen hours labour … whereby their families are thrown upon and become burthensome to the parishes " . |
| 18 | Parental responsibility , partnership , non-intervention , attention to the wishes of the child and the necessity for a full assessment may mitigate the perceived threat of children being separated from their families because of their lifestyle . |
| 19 | By the time the Earthtrust team arrived , two nursing calves had already died of starvation after being separated from their mothers . |
| 20 | Some of the others protested at being separated from their belongings , but a Brazilian Corporal in the corner hit two people in the stomach and things moved fast after that . |
| 21 | He looked dismayed , as if the word conjured up a vision of a formal enquiry , with everyone being grilled about their movements and the happy atmosphere of his beloved school fouled by dark suspicions . |
| 22 | Members of the Press Committee are also alert to the work being done by their colleagues elsewhere , and are invaluable in helping the press win the best books in their discipline . |
| 23 | Most of them felt pleased to put their interest in a subject to good use , and anticipated calls being made on their strengths . |
| 24 | Several arson attacks occurred , with 10 people including six Vietnamese being injured in their homes in Halle in fires started by skinheads on Sept. 7 and two Yugoslavian children being badly burned in Hemsbach ( Baden-Wurttemberg ) on Sept. 11 . |
| 25 | Sick of men being censured for their advances towards women JOHN HIND and STEVEN MOSCO told the papers they 'd formed MVTR : Men For Verbal And Tactile Rights . |
| 26 | Rumours a-rumble of half a million pounds deals being thrust beneath their fringes . |
| 27 | The rollicking god made more friends than foes , and his cult was very popular indeed , characterised by devotees being freed of their inhibitions and enjoying wild , frenzied orgies . |
| 28 | In these circumstances , the identification of the equitable principle or principles being applied by their Lordships in Turnbull & Co. v. Duval seems to me somewhat elusive . |
| 29 | He felt the warmth of it flowing up his arm like an injection ; it was as if everything in her was being transmitted through their palms . |
| 30 | The 499th anniversary of Columbus 's arrival in the Americas on Oct. 12 was marked by marches by indigenous people in Guatemala , Mexico , Bolivia and Chile protesting over the massacre and exploitation of indians which followed the Spanish conquest of Latin America , and the violence and injustice still being suffered by their descendants . |