Example sentences of "[be] be [verb] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 7 members of six families with a history of melanoma in at least 1 first-degree relative have been been followed for 56 person-years .
2 And then they 're being sponsored for Romanian Orphans
3 Sheriff Carl Peed of Virginia in America , said the un-named officer was the first woman to be been sacked for sexual harassment .
4 I 'm being charged for two meters .
5 Meanwhile the high-end 620 chip , for moderately to massively parallel servers , is said to be being set for 64 bits with a special environment mode bit that can switch between 32- and 64-bit operation .
6 Guardian 1 February 2 = European alert Nuclear power stations across Western Europe are being checked for radioactive leaks following the discovery of a design fault in the giant domes of pressurized water reactors ( PWRs ) , the most common type of design .
7 Seven hundred and forty four women , patients at this surgery in Gateshead are being recalled for new smear tests .
8 Four other people including a six year old girl are being treated for serious injuries .
9 An exchange can publish the quotes that are being made for future business , or the price at which historic business has been done .
10 The Lord Chief Justice , Lord Lane , admitted that it did a bench of magistrates no ‘ credit if their clerk continues to affix standard conditions to bail forms even while applications are being made for unconditional bail ’ .
11 This course would enable 5 Corps to be tactically disposed in the light of new policy , or ( b ) a proportion at least of the numbers should be returned to Italy and concentrated under the same arrangements that are being made for surrendered personnel of Army Group SW .
12 Arrangements are being made for full details of the policy to be circulated to all employees .
13 However , the government emphasises that a clean environment can not be had on the cheap , and electricity and water consumers are being prepared for increased charges to meet the costs .
14 LIVE sex shows — broadcast via the latest hi-tech videophones — are being planned for British subscribers , it was claimed yesterday .
15 Sites are being selected for final disposal of radioactive waste .
16 Alternative venues are being sought for other arts events on the pre-Christmas schedule .
17 Host families in the Darlington area are being sought for German students this summer .
18 As yet , there is no single standard version of Unix , but an increasing number of application software packages are being developed for these computers .
19 Such tests are currently used only for research and very specialised purposes , although tests for the virus itself are being developed for commercial use .
20 When case studies and assignments are being used for summative assessment they should be retained for inspection by the Subject Assessor .
21 ‘ Even a mature product such as ‘ Diakon ’ offers scope for exciting new developments to extend its range of applications , ’ he says , ‘ We have recently introduced impact modified grades with improved toughness and craze resistance , which are being used for such things as food mixer bowls , blood filters and tooth-brush handles , and a research programme we are engaged in has produced acrylics with very much higher softening points — likely candidates for automotive head lamp lenses and other lighting applications . ’
22 Swan Hunters was reprivatized in January 1986 and is now reduced to a work force of some 3000 and one building berth at Wallsend , although other yards are being used for preliminary fabrication .
23 Several pictures were taken of the installation , some of which are being used for promotional purposes .
24 What had influenced Hollywood , thought Moley , was the ample evidence that ‘ the generality of the public takes its movies seriously and is adversely responsive to any effort which offers the least suspicion that they are being used for some purpose other than entertainment ’ and that in particular ‘ nothing hurts a picture 's chance of success more than the whisper that it contains propaganda ’ .
25 Despite Anne 's wishes , facilities are being provided for vast numbers of public and Press .
26 Other compression systems are being designed for special applications such as videoconferencing schemes .
27 Lead mines in Broken Hill , New South Wales , are being blamed for high levels of lead found in the city 's young children .
28 This is a particular danger where candidates are being interviewed for high-ranking appointments , when incompetent interviewing may create a hostile reaction in the candidate who is being wooed .
29 FEES of around £150 a week are being paid for fictitious entertainment .
30 By the time ‘ taking stock ’ is occurring in preparation for the annual report to parents , priorities are being considered for next year 's Plan .
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