Example sentences of "[being] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had seemed quite tranquil as they walked in the sunshine through the crowded cathedral square where spectator stands were being erected ready for the Easter celebrations . |
| 2 | In the despatch area new racking is about to be erected , meeting the demand for more warehouse space and nearby the returns areas has been shifted with two inspection floors being placed adjacent to one another in a new location . |
| 3 | Can you imagine the Managers of old being given actual lines to say to staff like a bit-part actor ? |
| 4 | THE latest progress report from the Fair Employment Commission proves ‘ beyond doubt ’ that Catholics are not being given preferential treatment by employers , according to Bob Cooper . |
| 5 | Memory and retention skills can also be tested on each other , and you can be surprised by the misunderstandings which can result from not listening properly , or from being given inadequate or misleading information . |
| 6 | SERC chairman Sir Mark Richmond announced that it is being given additional support to help achieve some of NCS 's recommendations . |
| 7 | BARCLAYS Bank has spent more than £5m equipping its 1,500 sales staff with laptop computers it claims will limit the likelihood of clients being given unsuitable advice . |
| 8 | This may result in his experiencing conflicting approaches and being given contradictory advice . |
| 9 | This assumes that girls themselves want to do this , unlike Kate whose response to being given contraceptive pills by her mother was to put them down the toilet . |
| 10 | However — bowing to public demand — we hope to host another dance in October/November so you 're being given ample warning . |
| 11 | It was the young Middlesex batsman 's third successive Test duck ( Sri Lanka , Lord 's , ‘ 91 and Edgbaston this season ) , a grievous setback , and at the same time surely reassurance to the Pakistanis that , even with a sweep shot such as this , their appeals were being given due and fair consideration . |
| 12 | Staff in local authority children 's homes are being given new powers to restrain young people in their care physically , and in some cases to lock them up overnight . |
| 13 | Many note that the ‘ traditional ’ has been largely replaced by ‘ informal ’ music which plays on the emotions , with ‘ joy ’ being given great prominence . |
| 14 | It is reported that they are being given Namibian identity cards to enable them to vote for pro-South African parties in the elections . |
| 15 | Despite having 20 minutes to compose himself after being given advance notification of the exit poll result , the tension showed clearly on the Kinnocks ' faces as they they struggled to swallow bitter disappointment . |
| 16 | The emphasis throughout the novena was on prayer , and the talks focused on the real and imminent threat of euthanasia being given legal approval in our country . |
| 17 | Individuals have been trained to find their way through a simple maze , selecting white-painted passages and avoiding dark-painted ones by being given slight electric shocks when they made a wrong decision . |
| 18 | The simple realism of any characters in the fabliaux is very limited : often no more than the characters being given recognizable and common social functions . |
| 19 | Blind ‘ sightseers ’ are also being given extra confidence to explore the countryside . |
| 20 | Nonetheless , the fact that there have been up to a score of document leaks in the past month means the report is being given widespread credence . |
| 21 | Nonetheless , the fact that there have been up to a score of document leaks in the past month means the report is being given widespread credence . |
| 22 | In any out-patient department patients are daily being given life-or-death judgements about their future . |
| 23 | In answer to one such question , he replied that he was pleased to say that he was now being given full support by the unions which drew the sharp retort … . |
| 24 | It is easy but improper to assert , when no other convenient explanation presents itself , that the intentions of the testator are being given full rein . |
| 25 | In the spirit of this policy , no application from a disabled but otherwise qualified candidate will be rejected because of his or her disablement without the applicant being given full opportunity to see the facilities of the University and to discuss with appropriate staff how particular difficulties might be overcome . |
| 26 | It is not necessary because section 6(3) ( b ) is capable of being given full effect without any such implication : it applies where a school is under-subscribed and yet seeks to refuse certain applicants who have expressed a preference for that school : Parliament has indicated that if spaces are to remain unfilled because of admission criteria such criteria have to be agreed with the local education authority . |
| 27 | Even if there are significant gaps in your knowledge it should be possible to get help with these in advance of being given clinical responsibility . |
| 28 | What is new is that lay people are being given ministerial training . |
| 29 | It is not that students will get turned off by being given unconnected dollops of philosophy and sociology , and it is not that bringing in specialists in philosophy and sociology will lead to an incoherent curriculum , although both are true . |
| 30 | About this time recruits had to pass an examination in English and arithmetic before being given permanent employment . |