Example sentences of "being do [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | DSM 's work has two purposes : to attempt to solve some of the practical difficulties associated with successful restoration , such as dampness and the type of pigments used in the paintings ; and to judge some the hypotheses put forward by art historians on their scientific merit ( this is being done with the plasterwork from St Servatius ) . |
| 2 | This situation is changing , though , and some interesting things are now being done with pumice deposits . |
| 3 | The blueprint detective story to be successful with its readers , even if they do not realise what is being done with them , must have as much of " story " in it as of " detective " ; even in that most puzzle-oriented sub-genre , the locked-room mystery . |
| 4 | It 's being done with ‘ all humility ’ , and the work is the work of ‘ the Lord 's servant ’ . |
| 5 | Even the documents that er UNISON have provided to me , which indicate the shortfall in operations last year will indicate that the job is n't even being done with a fully fledged , let alone a reduced service . |
| 6 | The seneschal stopped , looking at the work being done with a critical eye . |
| 7 | This programme can only succeed if the public are able to understand what is being done with their money , and why , and are encouraged to work with the landowners concerned so that the most practical and cost- efficient results are obtained . |
| 8 | Britain and Hong Kong claim they are eager for international agencies to monitor the resettlement of the illegal migrants , just as is already being done for those boat people who have returned voluntarily . |
| 9 | Mr Leslie Draper , her solicitor , said : ‘ She was appalled at the hardship following atrocities in Northern Ireland and was not convinced enough was being done for the people left behind . |
| 10 | ‘ I need a solicitor — well Legal Aid — I mean I 'm being done for — you know — interfering with my daughter — incest they call it do n't they ? ’ |
| 11 | I was expectant of something being done for me , it might even have been a creation of the DHSS . |
| 12 | Very little in terms of child protection work is being done for them . ’ |
| 13 | The idea is that , say , a Domestos Hygiene Advisory Service , a Clarks Health Education Service , or a Butter Information Bureau , all channel information efforts about a product through a focal point , thus gaining better attention from the media , lending an increased air of respectability to what is being done for commercial reasons , and acting as a voice on behalf of the area of expertise in which the manufacturer operates . |
| 14 | Whenever I went home , my mum and dad had asked me what was being done for John and why there had been no news of him . |
| 15 | He was encouraged that , under the circumstances , everything possible was being done for John . |
| 16 | WHAT 'S BEING DONE FOR THE 11,000 DEAF AND BLIND ? |
| 17 | But Khomeini again insisted that it was all being done for foreign enemies of the Jews , America and Israel , we must be nailed and killed ; we must be sacrificed to the evil intentions of foreigners " |
| 18 | Is it being done for the management , who have to justify it in terms of the policyholder ? |
| 19 | I should like to take this opportunity to emphasise that the work on the Iraqi material is being done for the United Nations and the IAEA . |
| 20 | This is being done for a number of key mathematical topics such as decimals , ratio , negative numbers and elementary algebra . |
| 21 | The Foreign Secretary , Douglas Hurd , says everything possible is being done for a twenty eight year old man who 's spent thirteen months in an Indian jail . |
| 22 | After all , she 's hit the headlines on numerous occasions , what with smashing up the inside of a taxi a couple of years ago and then being done for speeding twice in the space of about 15 minutes . |
| 23 | In addition , they can be made to break off under a large side load and in so doing , perhaps prevent further damage being done to the fuselage . |
| 24 | Recently , however , it has been given added emphasis and urgency by the growing appreciation that the damage being done to the environment by the use of fossil fuels may require drastic restrictions on their use . |
| 25 | The Great Spirit … seemed to be looking some other way , and did not see what was being done to my people . |
| 26 | Things being done to little boys . |
| 27 | He is so afraid of being controlled himself ( being done to as he himself does ) that he continues to control others to avoid becoming a victim himself and so having to face humiliation . |
| 28 | Even if the outgoing employee has no constructive criticism to make of the job , the period of compiling the job specification prior to the interview is an invaluable chance to reconsider what exactly the job involves and to compare what is being done to what is really needed . |
| 29 | It is not love when the concern is the fact that I am being inconvenienced , but it is when the concern is for the damage that is being done to my partner and our relationship . |
| 30 | Be prepared to be the first one to stand up for what is right when something wrong is being done to or said about someone . |