Example sentences of "being [vb pp] out for " in BNC.
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| 1 | A review of the significance of natural contamination to planning and development in Great Britain is being carried out for the DOE with the aim of outlining in broad terms the relevance of the physical and chemical restraints on planning and development imposed by natural contamination . |
| 2 | A survey of the groundwater resources on Jersey is being carried out for the States of Jersey . |
| 3 | Formalin fixed wax embedded sections ( 4 cm ) of the colonic tissues were dewaxed in xylene , rehydrated in alcohol and spirit ( 95% alcohol ) , each step being carried out for five minutes at room temperature , then washed in cold water . |
| 4 | Tests are being carried out for the bacteria that causes legionnaires disease after humidifying equipment failed … |
| 5 | The massive £45-million building was planned when property prices in London seemed set to rise forever , but the scheme was still dependent on the top five floors being let out for an annual £6 million . |
| 6 | The argument for secrecy has rested on claims that it is unreasonable to reveal landowners ' financial affairs , but such discretion seems unjust when large amounts of public money are being handed out for the benefit of these landowners , and when the financial data central to the justification of schemes need not involve revelation of every last penny of landowners ' private accounts . |
| 7 | It was when they started being invited out for dinner , or going to restaurants for special occasions , that she remembered he knew about different kinds of food . |
| 8 | From the demonstrations of British pluck and enterprise in The Wooden Horse ( 1950 ) , the first of a series of escape pictures , and the celebration of one woman 's heroism in the Anna Neagle-starring Odette ( 1950 ) , through action films such as The Dam Busters ( 1955 ) , The Battle of the River Plate ( 1956 , Pursuit of the Graf Spee in US ) and Sink the Bismark ( 1960 ) , there is a sense of well-known events being played out for an audience that already knew about them . |
| 9 | Gradually this forced the Conservatives into ideas of planning and influencing the location of industry , special plans being brought out for Scotland and for the North-East of England . |
| 10 | Getting lazily to his feet , he went out , and returned a few minutes later to announce , ‘ There 's a snack being laid out for you in the dining-room . |
| 11 | Also it seems that if the plaintiff 's first action is at risk of being struck out for want of prosecution , it is not an abuse of the process of the court to issue a second writ as there has been no disobedience of a peremptory order of the court ( Bailey v Bailey [ 1984 ] RTR 167 ) . |
| 12 | She could not escape the thought that she felt exactly as if she were a child being taken out for a treat by a kindly uncle . |
| 13 | But let me warn you : it is not easy to watch a programme on television or a film in the cinema or on video for a reason other than the one it is being put out for . |
| 14 | Several books from the reserve stocks were being put out for collection , but none was theirs . |
| 15 | A package is already being worked out for you by our legal department which should soften the blow considerably , and after all there has been no lasting query raised against the quality of your work ; the suggestion that your ideas need checking — ’ |
| 16 | If McHale reverts to a 4–2–4 system Thompson will push on the right flank with Mark Ash recalled to right-back after being left out for the last three games . |
| 17 | In the Bazan shipyard in El Ferrol , Spain , five 900 tonne Halcon class fast patrol boats are being fitted out for Argentina . |
| 18 | But Mary was not actually being singled out for special treatment or favour , except in so far as her own attractiveness and charm marked her out . |
| 19 | The ‘ whole curriculum ’ approach adopts the latter position , starting from the learning activity intended for the class as a whole and seeking ways of effecting change so that individual pupils can participate without being singled out for ‘ different ’ treatment . |
| 20 | In our present recession , we frequently see the gallery space being singled out for a cut and Watermans is no exception . |
| 21 | He would certainly not have approved of being singled out for special treatment . |
| 22 | There was some concern expressed at the Director being singled out for criticism , but the Chief Officer considered that the criticism was necessary ‘ since it was the leadership which was stifling academic development and progress ’ . |
| 23 | And it was suggested that the closure programme had not been properly thought out , resulting in some homes being singled out for closure which should be kept open . |
| 24 | As cricket activity wound down during the first two years of the war the Otago CA was finding Crawford to be an expensive acquisition , with only £103 in the Coach 's Fund and £169 being paid out for a six-month period . |
| 25 | ( c ) Goodwill Before the Finance Act 1956 and the introduction of tax relief for contributions to retirement annuity contracts for the self-employed , outgoing partners in solicitors ' firms invariably relied upon being paid out for their interest in the firm 's goodwill as the principal means of providing for themselves and their families during their retirement and after their death . |
| 26 | The roofs were flat and used for storage : onions , maize stalks , cattle dung being dried out for fuel , firewood . |
| 27 | Incredibly , Muckamore lost out by one run to lowly Cregagh when seemingly in command while Holywood then lost to Carrick , being bowled out for 59 . |