Example sentences of "being [vb pp] and [noun pl] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Police switchboards were jammed with reports from the public of a detective being shot and hostages taken near the sleepy seaside village of Boulmer , Northumbria . |
| 2 | The evolutionary view is that the only explanation for certain practices being adopted and others discarded is that these practices enable the group which adopts them to survive and gain mastery over others . |
| 3 | There was a sound of soft footsteps , of chains being loosened and bolts drawn back . |
| 4 | Then it was all over , and photographs were being taken and confetti thrown . |
| 5 | Most students went through their school life without being excluded and schools regarded this step as a last resort . |
| 6 | In this period of change and uncertainty I asked the Directorate how best to keep staff informed of the actions being initiated and decisions taken affecting staff in all Divisions . |