Example sentences of "while it is be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It might be necessary to lever up the floorboard while it is being cut and if the floorboards are tongue-and-grooved , some tongues need to be cut off . |
| 2 | It is quite reasonable to make this identification : in practice , a process which can either behave correctly or diverge will probably do the former while it is being tested , but will do the latter when it is being used in earnest . |
| 3 | For every incident which causes damage to a glider while it is being flown , there must be many more that happen because of careless or thoughtless ground handling . |
| 4 | If your dog is somewhat possessive , it may be best if you leave the room while it is being examined . |
| 5 | The main problems in making and storing silage are the exclusion of air during fermentation and holding the clamp together under the pressure that mounts up while it is being built . |
| 6 | This is never likely to be a fast operation and dates are sometimes passed while it is being done . |
| 7 | One aspect of this size function seems to be that the nenko system is surviving in larger firms while it is being eroded in the smaller ones ( Tachibanaki , 1982 ) . |
| 8 | In any event , it is important that the dog stands still while it is being groomed . |
| 9 | a vehicle which has been used on roads outside Great Britain , while it is being driven after its importation into Great Britain on the journey from the place where it has arrived in Great Britain to a place of residence of the owner or the journey from any such place where , by previous arrangement , the vehicle will be provided with such anchorage points and seat belts as will comply with requirements of this regulation ; or |
| 10 | Now , as at all times , habitable dry land is being destroyed by subsidence and erosion in some regions , while it is being produced by sediment consolidation , lava eruption and elevationary earthquake action in others . |