Example sentences of "[conj] [be] [vb pp] [prep] be [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus some things that are said to be going to happen , do happen . |
| 2 | Oh well when I got back from I sat in there for about an hour cos the new girls that were meant to be sleeping in there slept in Zoey and Lucy 's room . |
| 3 | The park authority itself has few powers over agricultural change — control of the largest and a few other farm buildings but little else — and must operate by giving counter advice and offering compensation to the Farmer who proposes an action that is seen to be damaging . |
| 4 | If the interviewer is closely identified with some head-office group that is known to be contemplating a change that organization participants consider undesirable , he will need considerable skill to tell just how strongly particular schemas are held . |
| 5 | Moreover , the economic cleavage that was perceived to be developing in this society did appear to correspond to the religious tensions that were generating party strife , and to anxious High Church Tories seemed to be yet another part of the process whereby Dissenters were thriving in the changed political climate after the Revolution at the expense of the Anglican interest . |
| 6 | The expert used a ouija board in an attempt to contact the spirit that was believed to be tormenting them . |
| 7 | You must make sure that you deal ( and are seen to be dealing ) impartially with all aspects of your work , eg you must not wear items which may indicate political , controversial or other affiliations which might bring your impartiality into question . |
| 8 | But now their contacts at her refugee camp say Azra and her mother have disappeared and are thought to be heading for Germany . |
| 9 | They were reported to have fled the camps and were said to be attempting to return to their homes . |
| 10 | Critics of the regime were reported to be openly venting their displeasure ‘ at new laws , announcements of the government about future Party buildings , the planned social legislation , school reform , etc. , ’ and pointed to ‘ the higher taxes , the restrictions on personal freedom , the ‘ threat to the Christian philosophy ’ , the promotions in the civil service almost solely on the basis of attitude and Party membership without any consideration of ability , the activity of the Gestapo , the ‘ reign of terror ’ ( Schreckensregiment ) , the ‘ corruption ’ ’ , and the mismanagement of Party hacks and bosses , and were said to be conveying their discontent and doubts ‘ to ever wider circles ’ . |
| 11 | The fact that ‘ official ’ criminals were overwhelmingly from the working class and were seen to be responding to the same forces that promoted socialist consciousness tended to favour at least a positive , if not heroic view of their activities . |
| 12 | They built makeshift barricades against tank attacks and were reported to be forming " defence units " . |
| 13 | The French government airlifted 450 troops to reinforce its 1,100 strong Chad garrison on Jan. 3 after armed rebels advancing from across the Nigerian border into the eastern Lake Chad region had captured the towns of Liwa and Bol and were reported to be threatening the capital , N'Djamena . |
| 14 | Having a senior member of the management team actively involved in analysing attendance and being seen to be taking action was an important aspect . |
| 15 | Ceausescu 's aim in issuing such a threat was probably to frighten Hungary , but Romania already has the delivery system in the form of Soviet built Scud missiles and is believed to be developing its own missile with the help of Egypt and Iraq . |
| 16 | The remaining population of the " white ghost " dolphin , as it is known locally , now stands at between 150 and 350 , and is believed to be falling fast under pressure from pollution resulting largely from intensive construction work on the massive new offshore Chek Lap Kok island airport . |
| 17 | Transport Secretary John MacGregor , MP for Norfolk South , has been approached by the family of Bondone of his constituents and is believed to be making his own contact with Sir Nicholas . |
| 18 | France recognises its poor performance in population assistance and is said to be developing a new programme , which , however , is expected to focus on public education and demographic research and training rather than family planning assistance . |
| 19 | The Home Secretary has ordered a review of unit fines and is said to be keeping an open mind about other parts of the Act . |
| 20 | Direct Line , by contrast , made profits of £15.1 million and is predicted to be heading for profits of about £40 million this year . |
| 21 | Compiled by Tom Ferris , and published by Gill and McMillan ( In Ireland ) , it has attracted great interest and is reported to be selling well . |
| 22 | It is , however , now committed to find its own end-user business , and is thought to be talking to Olivetti & Co SpA . |
| 23 | All three were sentenced to 25 years , although Martina Shanahan had served 200 days virtually of solitary confinement at Risley whilst on remand and was said to be losing her mind by the time the trial began . |
| 24 | Rabah Kebir , a senior figure in the Islamic Salvation Front ( FIS ) who had reportedly escaped from house arrest in August and was said to be attempting to form an Islamist government in exile , said in an interview with Le Monde of Sept. 18 that the FIS wanted a dialogue with the government , and denied that the party had been responsible for the Algiers airport bombing , or for the assassination in June of the former HCS President , Mohamed Boudiaf [ see p. 38981 ] . |
| 25 | The growth of the Welfare State was seen to have developed diseconomies of scale and was seen to be securing staff interests rather than the public 's . |
| 26 | Phil Wells , 48 , vanished from Heathrow Airport following the theft of the money in 1989 and was believed to be living somewhere in Florida , or possibly dead . |
| 27 | The extension of this power in 1983 to cover elderly people in residential care and nursing homes led to the growth in the number of private home places , which more than doubled from 1979–84 , and was estimated to be continuing to rise ( Audit Commission , 1986 ) . |
| 28 | Last year Caradon bought the Everest double-glazing business from RTZ for £32m and was thought to be stalking further acquisitions . |
| 29 | Five-week-old Christopher was admitted on 12 April because of vomiting and was found to be suffering from a narrowing of the exit of the stomach . |
| 30 | The tanker was searched by coastguards protected by the marines from H M S Brazen and was found to be carrying stores in breach of the UN embargo ; it 's being diverted to a nearby port on the coast of Amman for further investigations . |