Example sentences of "and [be] [being] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Human rights organisations maintain that the men have been wrongly convicted and are being victimised for being members of the leading opposition political party . |
| 2 | We must recognise that they are getting a raw deal and are being victimised by the Government . |
| 3 | Working guidelines concerning the imprisonment or harassment of people due to their sexuality were agreed at an IEC meeting in December and are being incorporated into the Mandate — Ed . |
| 4 | The data requirements for all relevant Regional Council departments have been sought and are being incorporated into the specification where feasible . |
| 5 | It is ironic that early in this century the ubiquitous ranchbred Hereford of the western USA became too small in the bone and Beef Shorthorns were imported from Scotland to boost the Hereford 's size , whereas in the second half of the century the American Herefords have become much taller than those in Britain and are being re-imported to boost the height of the native herds . |
| 6 | The Kurds have been and are being massacred , and are dying of neglect — our neglect — by the tens of thousands because they tried to escape that massacre , which we did nothing to prevent . |
| 7 | Thus ideas have come out of academe and are being implemented in the clinic . |
| 8 | Very substantial improvements have been identified and are being realised but nothing stands still . |
| 9 | I could hardly believe reading in one of the London papers , that cows are under threat and are being monitored for their noise level . |
| 10 | The studies are being carried out with reference to explanations for criminal acts and educational outcomes and are being explored in an inter-group context . |
| 11 | Half a million application forms have been printed and are being sent all around the country , via over 1,000 blubs , nearly 3,000 schools and through the RFU youth development officers . |
| 12 | Western men are being forced to stay in Iraq and are being sent to strategically important targets to deter any attack from the multi-national force in the Gulf . |
| 13 | In the library are 35 generic classes which have already been accepted by the industry and are being customised by vendors to suit their applications . |
| 14 | Riblets have been tested by Nasa and are being tested on Boeing and Airbus aircraft . |
| 15 | Improvements in the quality of the air we breathe have been achieved and are being achieved all the time particularly in respect of those pollutants either proven or suspected of causing physical environmental harm , especially to people . |
| 16 | Emma 's parents and her younger sister and brother had left their home and are being comforted by relatives … |
| 17 | The fruits of performance are proprietary rights and choses in action assignable under statute even if the contract is personal ( Linden Gardens Trust Limited v Lenesta Sludge Disposals Ltd and St Martins Property Corporation Ltd and Another v Sir Robert McAlpine and Sons Ltd 57 BLR 57 , both cases have been joined and are being heard in an appeal to the House of Lords at the time of writing ) . |
| 18 | Once you have covered the mirror with the glass you may well find that several pieces of fluff have been trapped between the two , and are being magnified by both the mirror and the covering glass . |
| 19 | The mechanisms of control and the latitude which such schools would have are still unclear and are being studied by the Ministry of Education . |
| 20 | Your comments , concerns and suggestions have been flooding in and are being studied by management at all locations . |
| 21 | All have now done an average of ten days ' sailing aboard British Steel Challenge and are being given what is termed ‘ continuation training ’ . |
| 22 | In addition , small group music lessons have been arranged separately and are being given mostly by student-trainers . |
| 23 | you get a War or MOD Disablement Pension and are being treated in an NHS hospital for your disability . |
| 24 | Representations have been made and are being made to her majesty 's government . |
| 25 | Drivers in this age group are being targeted and are being made aware of their responsibilities as drivers . |
| 26 | Many of the techniques developed by ICI to clean up its own processes have commercial value and are being made available to other companies . |
| 27 | Techniques for reducing these emissions are available and are being applied in a number of countries . |
| 28 | In contrast , the utility-based argument associated with Buchanan ( 1958 ) does not quarrel with when the resources are used but rather points to the fact that debt-holders have voluntarily taken up the debt and are being compensated for decreased present consumption by the enhanced future consumption that interest and repayment will allow , and hence are not made worse off . |
| 29 | Wild species are in fashion and are being snatched from the countryside . |
| 30 | There are also samples of microdata from the 1991 Census of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ( the Samples of Anonymised Records or SARs ) ; these will be held at Manchester , and are being handled and supported by the Census Microdata Unit . |