Example sentences of "are be [vb pp] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seven hundred and forty four women , patients at this surgery in Gateshead are being recalled for new smear tests . |
| 2 | An exchange can publish the quotes that are being made for future business , or the price at which historic business has been done . |
| 3 | 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 ’ . |
| 4 | Sites are being selected for final disposal of radioactive waste . |
| 5 | Such tests are currently used only for research and very specialised purposes , although tests for the virus itself are being developed for commercial use . |
| 6 | When case studies and assignments are being used for summative assessment they should be retained for inspection by the Subject Assessor . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 ’ . |
| 9 | FEES of around £150 a week are being paid for fictitious entertainment . |
| 10 | By the time ‘ taking stock ’ is occurring in preparation for the annual report to parents , priorities are being considered for next year 's Plan . |