Example sentences of "thousands of [noun] be [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now thousands of pounds is being spent to make sure that they know all about it . |
| 2 | Thousands of pounds is being spent installing them in a city centre . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | THOUSANDS of civilians are being slaughtered , starved or tortured in Serbian concentration camps , it was claimed yesterday . |
| 5 | To be concerned about the fate of historic buildings when thousands of people were being uprooted was not necessarily to pity the plumage and forget the dying bird . |
| 6 | Two recent reports by the King 's Fund , an independent health policy group , focus on the revolution in biotechnology , which means thousands of patients are being discharged sooner from hospital . |
| 7 | Thousands of schoolchildren are being given a science lesson by going to the theatre for the day . |
| 8 | THOUSANDS of children are being struck down by a dysentery-type bug sweeping through nursery schools . |
| 9 | Thousands of children are being warned not to go out alone after an eleven year old girl was raped as she walked to school . |
| 10 | According to a report by the non-government Human Rights Commission of Pakistan released on Aug. 18 , thousands of children were being forced into bonded labour , especially in the country 's brick-making and carpet-weaving industries . |
| 11 | Thousands of individuals are being attracted to this scheme by the wide range of benefits being offered ie , cheaper prices , advance bookings , discount theatre tickets for certain performances at council-managed theatres , plus 5% discount off sportswear at Sports Warehouse . |
| 12 | Thousands of questionnaires are being sent out to guage reaction to the plans . |