Example sentences of "they 're [being] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The diet they 're being fed does n't contain enough energy or calories . |
| 2 | People who think they 're being persecuted always think people are paying them a great deal of attention so they come to believe that they must in a sense be very important people , ’ he said . |
| 3 | I spect they 're being taken someplace for stuff to be put in them . |
| 4 | ‘ They 're being trained in Scotland as Raiding Forces . |
| 5 | We could explain to viewers that cars are now built by robots , and use computer graphics so that people will understand how they 're being totally dehumanised … ’ |
| 6 | ‘ It was laughed at , but secretly we 'd say ‘ Oh God , they 're being stupid ’ . ’ |
| 7 | People still wear flares and think they 're being groovy . |
| 8 | But they 're being rewoven now , in England . |
| 9 | See , in America they 're being touted as ( cough , splutter ) ‘ The New Smiths ’ , which presumably has nothing to do with The New Seekers and a lot to do with , ‘ Hey , these guys are grreaat ! ’ |
| 10 | Another Orcadian was equally adamant that injustice had been done : ‘ We 're here because we feel it 's very wrong the way the bairns have been uplifted , and they 're being treated quite like criminals really . |
| 11 | ‘ They 're being taken care of . |
| 12 | ‘ They 're being quite kind , ’ he said . |
| 13 | ‘ Clearly the authorities know the rape camps are there and what they 're being used for . |
| 14 | While they 're being trained , they 'll be productive members of your work force . |
| 15 | It would help them adjust to the culture and tell them when they 're being abused and how to answer back . |
| 16 | ‘ Just because some women are screaming , it does n't mean they 're being rude or violent , ’ wrote Kat , putting it into perspective . |
| 17 | I think they 're being hoodwinked . ’ |
| 18 | As their letter informed me , it 's enough that they know they 're being watched . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I think they 're being watched in the hope that they 'll give something away . |
| 20 | One respondent in this school of thought commented on the strength of the bond between even inadequate parents and children , saying : ‘ The astounding thing , in my experience as a social worker , is that for the most part kids are crazy about their parents , even when they 're being badly treated . ’ |
| 21 | Logical members include Tadpole Technology plc , Harris Computer Systems Division , Groupe Bull SA and Thomson CSF : they 're being asked to kick in $1m apiece in the first year , the fee will drop in the second . |
| 22 | That 's why they 're being cancelled |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm particularly proud of ‘ Each Dollar A Bullet ’ which is about Irish-Americans who chuck $5 or $10 into a NORAID collection and reckon they 're being great patriots . |
| 24 | So when people say of someone : ‘ His smile never reached his eyes ’ , they 're being absolutely accurate . ’ |
| 25 | One after the other , the bubbles plop and the rough edges sizzle back just like they 're being eaten away by invisible acid . |
| 26 | " They 're being betrayed — what they fought for , what they died for , they 're being sold out . " |
| 27 | " They 're being betrayed — what they fought for , what they died for , they 're being sold out . " |
| 28 | they 're being fed , they 're still kind people taking care of them , they 're very lucky people |
| 29 | The people there are that 's going to the neighbourhood are getting a fair crack of the whip and they 're being the centre of that every week . |
| 30 | They 're being pumped around the body even faster so therefore that 's going to take hold of the person faster , so you keep them at rest , into recovery position if possible and get help , do n't forget to er collect any evidence of what the poison is , it must go with the casualty . |