Example sentences of "but [pers pn] are [adv] being [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But we are also being sent inventions from people in need of a second income . |
| 2 | Naturally experience enables one to give a reasonable estimate — but we are constantly being taken by surprise , both by those who manage to overcome their problems amazingly quickly and by others who take longer than was initially estimated . |
| 3 | Pre-emption rights reinforce the status quo — but they are increasingly being waived . |
| 4 | Their parents , brothers , and sisters may all be in Britain but they are still being excluded . |
| 5 | I have the impression that there are still quite a number of anthropological research workers who conduct their enquiries by such question and answer methods , but they are gradually being superseded . |