Example sentences of "they [be] be [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if politicians also believe that they are being fed distorted and incorrect information by budget-maximizing bureaucrats and that the resources they vote to the administration will be used inefficiently , they will reduce their allocations . |
| 2 | It is reported that they are being given Namibian identity cards to enable them to vote for pro-South African parties in the elections . |
| 3 | This seems fairly remarkable and it can only be assumed they are being kept awake by ghost stories and surveys about what people do in bed . |
| 4 | How will they know what they are being held accountable for ? |
| 5 | Many thought that greenery would go away when times got tough but they are being proved wrong . |
| 6 | Mr Ken Hipwood of Anglian Water said that the costs of dealing with the nitrate problem had been calculated but they were being kept secret . ’ |
| 7 | And someone buying it looking for that kind of book could justifiably feel they were being sold short . |
| 8 | What was this London they were being set loose in ? |