Example sentences of "be be [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People are are seeing animals as objects of entertainment , objects of amusement , we should not be allowing circuses to present animals in this way to our society and particularly to children . |
| 2 | ‘ We are are building democracy on a slippery surface , ’ says Mr Petr Pithart , the premier of the Czech lands ( Bohemia and Moravia ) . |
| 3 | But I , but I mean , basically , the the er , the objections you raised to it there are are are planning objections which presumably the councils thought about when they advocated Ingleston as as the home for a new stadium . |
| 4 | You 're obviously in , and the other people in the , in the Brook are er advisory peer groups , are are doing work , people are suggesting , they they they think that should be extended , what more might be done ? |
| 5 | Yeah , your worships I understand that the the prosecution are are making application I do n't that you should go on with this . |
| 6 | She says they 're being fed chicken and trout , and have put on lots of weight . |
| 7 | You do n't have to hammer it out just because we 're being recorded Jeremy ! |
| 8 | ‘ They 're being taken care of . |
| 9 | But now , I think , there are signs that er things are beginning to pick up , certainly we 're being told things are beginning to pick up and I think probably as an office generally , we 're experiencing that upturn , although er every time we get some special job in , suddenly we think we are at the end of a recession and perhaps , you know , it 's the next job that really we ought to be looking to . |
| 10 | It 's our credibility as well you know we 're being told quality of service etc etc and I think it ought to be a department meeting we all ought to have the opportunity to put forward what we 're doing and where we 're going . |
| 11 | IT 'S not as elegant as Linda Evangelista 's usual poses , but then who cares when you 're being paid £60,000 a second ? |
| 12 | Students from Wrensfield Adult Training Centre , Stockton , will be be serving lunch at the Georgian Theatre cafe today when food hygiene certificates are dished out to them . |
| 13 | And it 's like I 'm being taken prisoner . |
| 14 | You can clasp the arm of the nearest gawping workmate and express your tearful relief , saying , ‘ Thank God you 've arrived , chaps , I 'm being held prisoner ! ’ |
| 15 | It is artificially constrained in a way that ensures that the burden is not fairly distributed and those at the top end of the property range , and very likely to be at the top end of the income range , are being given shelter which is not justified . |
| 16 | Resellers are being given rebates of $1,000 to $4,000 a hit depending on the System 3000 configuration . |
| 17 | Tens of thousands of women are being given caesarian operations to deliver their babies even when it 's unnecessary according to the National Childbirth Trust . |
| 18 | Children with Down 's Syndrome are being given expert help in learning how to talk to people and to each other at a special new unit . |
| 19 | Elderly people are being given food and water to persuade them not to vote for SWAPO and people are being shown videos of the Ethiopian famine and told that that is what is in store for them , according to Andimba Toivo ja Toivo , SWAPO 's Secretary General . |
| 20 | WOMEN in Scotland are being given advice on how to deal with sex pests in the office , indecent phone calls and other threatening situations in a new Government booklet and video . |
| 21 | Groups from day centres for the elderly are being given advice on simple first aid and avoiding bogus workmen , along with tips on road and fire safety . |
| 22 | Fellows from universities who fought in Spain are being given jobs in Intelligence or Censorship where they could do a lot more damage as traitors than a squaddy like I 'd be . |
| 23 | However it may be that a problem remains at the point of delivery of the curriculum — the interface between pupil and teacher — and that gender bias and stereotyping are being reinforced period by period . |
| 24 | Package costing : Where complete packages are being compared price mix may vary considerably between suppliers . |
| 25 | The new information comes from Moscow , where previously secret KGB files are being made public by the authorities . |
| 26 | But the funny thing which strikes many young people is that they are being made scapegoats , then it is certainly not because they 've had it so good . |
| 27 | Still in the south east , at Trans Manche Link in Folkestone , 300 Project Link Office workers are being served breakfast and lunch inside the portacabin complex . |
| 28 | WELFARE rights workers in Cleveland claim thousands of people in South Tees are being denied benefits because of Social Fund rules . |
| 29 | ‘ Maybe the crew are being kept prisoners , ’ Delaney offered , straightening up . |
| 30 | Two hundred pensioners in Edinburgh are being taught safety skills at classes in the capital this week . |