Example sentences of "being [vb pp] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | The felt layers should be lapped by at least 150mm ( 6in ) , the upper felt being placed over the lower felt so that there is a continuous fall towards the eaves gutter . |
| 2 | The more common form shows the hands in an attitude of prayer , centre-chest height , with the fingertips touching and , occasionally , the thumbs crossed ; the second position involves the crossing of the arms with fingertips at centre chest , the right arm being placed over the left and the fingers of both hands remaining closed but outstretched ; finally , there is the attitude of total repose , legs slightly parted at the knees , the shoulders down and the hands placed over the groin , again with the right hand over the left and the fingers together yet unclasped . |
| 3 | ANGRY organisers of the International Air Show at Eglinton Airport in Londonderry , today advised people that the show would go on , despite bogus ‘ cancelled ’ stickers being placed over posters advertising the air extravaganza . |
| 4 | Practise formation flying began early June and by the 18th , rehearsals with a full complement of 12 aircraft were being flown over the Norfolk countryside . |
| 5 | After being cheered over the finishing line they accepted blankets and drinks from their supporters , then wandered about with bemused expressions on their faces . |
| 6 | For the next ten days they set up camp at Etaples , spending their mornings being marched over dunes , their afternoons being instructed in gas warfare and their evenings being told by Captain Trentham the different ways they could die . |
| 7 | The Trust is also being consulted over the preparation of a tourism strategy for the North Norfolk coast . |
| 8 | If teachers dislike the pseudo-democracy of being consulted after decisions have been taken , if they are irritated by being consulted over matters of little consequence and if they are satisfied that senior staff have the right to make decisions without staff consultation , they nevertheless expect to be consulted about major issues . |
| 9 | That historians are increasingly being involved in the process at an earlier stage — being consulted over which documents to destroy and which to preserve , or being involved in discussions with the creators and storers of data as in this workshop — is good news , and helps the two sides to better mutual understanding . |
| 10 | More than half the British troops in Germany are being withdrawn over the next four years , which will inevitably put more pressure on UK training areas , making the removal of the MoD from national parks even less likely . |
| 11 | However , if we do not like being judged by an external tribunal , if we do not like our citizens being interrogated by foreign judges about acts committed in the United Kingdom , if we do not like our Acts of Parliament and our internal administration being scrupulously picked over by a European Commission , if we do not like the relations between the Crown and its possessions being altered over our heads , the remedy is in our own hands . |
| 12 | Construction was all metal , with a semi-monocoque fuselage , using 24ST ‘ dural ’ , the skin being riveted over dural rings . |
| 13 | He admits , however , to being torn over the interest rate argument ; part of him wants to see rates held to stabilise the economy , but he also wants to see quick cuts to boost business . |
| 14 | With no game this weekend the Manor Ground was closed for business … but the directors were working overtime in the boardroom … sorting through thirty applications for the manager 's job … they 've drawn up a shortlist … four men are being interviewed over the next couple of days … who are they … the club are keeping the names a secret … we reckon Chris Nicholl … the former Southampton manager is still in the running … so too is the former Sunderland and Bristol City chief Denis Smith … the fans favourite is Mark Lawrenson who was in charge of United for a short spell before he fell out with Maxwells and the fourth man … is a mystery … could be the dark horse the names of former England keeper Ray Clemence and one time Villa striker Peter Withe have been under discussion … all will be revealed later this week … |
| 15 | Since fertilisation is external , with the male 's sperm being shed over the eggs as they are laid , amplexus ensures that the male is in the right place at the right time to fertilise the eggs . |
| 16 | They are well equipped — all resourcing being channelled to that age group rather than being dispersed over a wider age group . |
| 17 | She was startled out of her wits by the clanging of a loud bell being rung over her head , and then some body shouting in the dormitory : ‘ Up ! |
| 18 | If the balls had been fired higher still the sound would have rumbled like a cask being rolled over floorboards . |
| 19 | Alternatively , if the size and density of settlements were uniform throughout the country , then in some areas the dead were being carried over considerable distances for burial . |
| 20 | There they witnessed the blood of sacrifices , human as well as animal , being scattered over ornaments including a ceremonial collar of fifteen to twenty coral necklaces . |
| 21 | In 1978 , a DoT study showed that 55 per cent of adults thought being caught over the limit was simply ‘ bad luck ’ . |
| 22 | Statistics on school rugby accidents only have only started being collected over the past five years . |
| 23 | The events of the last few days had made Charles forget about Jacqui 's flat being done over , but inside it the evidence was all too clear . |
| 24 | In fact , the work was never really completed , additions simply being made over many years as the need for extra wards arose . |
| 25 | He had been obedient and had never received the fuss that was being made over the return of his brother . |
| 26 | A minor road skirts its western base but a direct climb from it is ruled out by unremitting steepness and a barrier of rocky buttresses , the ascent usually being made over gentler ground from the north . |
| 27 | To allow the primary sufferer to wake up in yesterday 's clothes , reeking of vomit , may seem unkind and unpleasant but it is a good way of getting through the denial system which might otherwise lead him or her to think that a lot of fuss was being made over nothing . |
| 28 | Even the most avid mycologists dislike being shot over a chanterelle . |
| 29 | Meiotic prophase in the mouse commences on day 13 of gestation with maximum numbers of pachytenes being seen over days 16 — 18 . |
| 30 | Mr Wolski had already read the accounts of him being seen over the Chiltern Hills north-west of London soon after leaving the Regent 's Park area and later a certain sighting by a member of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds in East Anglia who saw him feeding off sheep carrion on chalk downland . |