Example sentences of "they [be] being [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 ? |