Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] be be " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said to go shopping the next day in case I was being watched . |
| 2 | Of course I 'm being most unfair , but that 's a reader 's prerogative . |
| 3 | He sighed , intimating what a bore I was being . |
| 4 | He did n't have much finesse to do the things but erm and I think he used to sh he although I I got on all right with him , but some of the people working on the floor like the wardrobe people and that he used to they used to dislike him because he was but I would but you do find s I think perhaps he was a bit unsure of himself because I do n't think he was somebody who 'd had a had a tremendous education , otherwise he probably would n't have gone in on the on the construction side which was being a chippy or something at Shepherds Bush and so you know you often find people like that they have a bit of a chip on their shoulders do n't they you know , you know . |
| 5 | There was , therefore , a vote of about one-third of the Derry electorate which was being deployed against the established parties . |
| 6 | In February 1965 the DUAC picketed a dinner in the Guildhall which was being addressed by Minister of Commerce Brian Faulkner . |
| 7 | One is to disconnect the CMOS-backing or other built-in batteries for about five minutes in order to check that it is not a previously cleared fault which is being ‘ remembered ’ . |
| 8 | FRANK BRUNO is almost certain to jump the heavyweight queue on the way to his third world title attempt which is being planned for London early next year . |
| 9 | In that review which is being sought in the motion we need to think strategically , not just about our own provision , but to ensure that a large scale T U C provision is maintained . |
| 10 | It was perfectly featureless and reflected none of the light which was being directed on to its surface . |
| 11 | It is not that these initiatives do not contain good educational practice which is being criticised here ( for they do ) , but rather the way in which they are seen by some as panaceas which can succeed without full professional involvement . |
| 12 | The second is that the rhynchosaurs themselves declined in association with the seed-fern Dicroidium which was being ousted by the global spread of conifers . |
| 13 | But that was n't the end of it ; they had made up their minds to sample every diversion that Wickhams had to offer , and went on to explore the entire store , from Haberdashery , where Mabel bought some knicker-elastic , to Hardware , where Florrie could not resist a patent vegetable slicer which was being demonstrated by a lady in a snowy white apron , who showed them how the little gadget peeled apples , chipped potatoes , sliced onions and generally made itself invaluable to the busy housewife . |
| 14 | A substantial army marched on London , and although it was defeated and the leaders were put to death , to do so the King had to divert the force which was being prepared for the campaign in Scotland ( 73 , pp. 14–16 ) . |
| 15 | Ellie wondered to herself what new department she was being taken to now . |
| 16 | have a good tidy you are are n't you ? |
| 17 | Early diagnosis will help to minimize the resulting weight loss which can be difficult to make up , even once the condition itself is being treated . |
| 18 | He talked of her as a goddess beyond reproach who was being restrained against her will . |
| 19 | Where there was a real flaw was where the explosive itself was being planted . |
| 20 | That sort of personal approach to the individual citizen is , more than anything else , likely to outrage the individual citizen who is being treated by the national health service . |
| 21 | Kate found it difficult to keep her colour from rising under the enthusiastic appreciation she was being subjected to , and , to try and break the dangerous spell , she broke into provocative speech . |
| 22 | It 's it 's not about being able to get rid of them totally and we agree that we need some sort of level of arousal it 's being able to perform despite them to use that arousal to put into an effective presentation , and that 's what this two days is about is getting those butterflies for you to fly in formation . |
| 23 | If PC Hawken had heard of Wycliffe 's reputation for amiability he was being disillusioned . |
| 24 | Reflecting the fact that on the left-hand side it is being added to the element 0 . |
| 25 | It certainly is n't in the interests of this country to do to the mining industry what is being done . ’ |
| 26 | But it is a , it was n't a , it was n't in ordinary auction what is was , somebody had died in Nantwich and they were doing selling the contents the of her house |
| 27 | It 's the DNA technique which is being used to trace a multiple rapist at loose in Oxford , responsible for three attacks in the last 12 months . |
| 28 | Arsonists have tried to destroy a building which is being converted into a clinic for men who 've sexually abused children . |
| 29 | Er , has been and is continue , continuing to be whittled away , so workers in Shropshire are , are in a poor position , and , and this is an opportunity to , to give them some help , to replace some of that statutory protection which is being removed . |
| 30 | This Note summarizes the conceptual thinking behind a comprehensive system of assessment which is being piloted in four local authorities , and reports on the preliminary results . |