Example sentences of "[adv] [being] [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The canisters , which may be from an officially charted dump midway between the Isle of Man and the Kintyre peninsula , floated to shore after apparently being set loose by recent storms . |
| 2 | The full results of the survey , which was carried out by Inform Corporation , are only being made available to the 587 firms which took part . |
| 3 | In 1419 the town suffered greatly because of the Hussite Wars , with many of the churches being destroyed and their contents damaged or the churches merely being left incomplete . |
| 4 | We are constantly being offered esoteric techniques of relaxation and meditation to counteract stress , yet choose to ignore what is naturally available or are ashamed to use it . |
| 5 | In any out-patient department patients are daily being given life-or-death judgements about their future . |
| 6 | Here he was , a civilian , suddenly being made privy to enormous affairs of state . |
| 7 | We are more or less aware of all this , even though it might come as a surprise to most viewers to discover how far news material is already being treated prior to transmission . |
| 8 | Blanche 's door was already being held open by the driver . |
| 9 | By March 1990 this programme was already being adjudged inadequate in the light of statistics showing dismal economic performance in January-February , and on March 11 the Council of Ministers had instructed Deputy Premier Leonid Abalkin to produce by May 1 draft measures to achieve a more rapid switch to a market economy . |
| 10 | The church began in late Saxon times and developed over a long period , finally being made redundant in the 1960s , when part of it collapsed . |
| 11 | It emerged on July 21 that a Pakistani video film , International Guerrillas , portraying the British novelist Salman Rushdie torturing and killing Moslems and finally being struck dead by lightning , had been refused distribution rights by the British Board of Film Classification . |
| 12 | Announcing the changes in a Commons written answer , Lord James said that planned spending on legal aid would still rise by 40 per cent over the next three years , in spite of the changes , with more people than ever being granted legal aid . |
| 13 | I recently met a ‘ star ’ from the series , who explained that one of the difficulties for the actors was their not ever being made aware of where their character might be going in future episodes . |
| 14 | Had he known the facts of the attempts to reach him , the trapped man would have despaired of ever being rescued alive . |
| 15 | Some worried that they were gradually being made sterile by welding equipment or the ultra-violet and infra-red rays to which they were exposed . |
| 16 | In most earlier cases , the occupant of tied accommodation had not enjoyed full protection against eviction under the Rent Acts since no money was paid , the accommodation usually being provided rent-free as part of remuneration . |
| 17 | He could see now that she was placed in an almost similar position , for with Martin marrying , she was once more being cast adrift . |
| 18 | Even so , there are still more being made ready for the 1993 shutdown . |
| 19 | While similar region versus district confrontations elsewhere in Scotland are deliberately being kept low-key , particularly in Labour-dominated areas , there are signs of open warfare in Highland , where the political parties have only limited influence . |
| 20 | In a new report to the council he points out some serious problems … first of all persuading terrified tenants to make a formal complaint … then there 's the threat of violence … both tenancy officers have themselves been threatened and , when convicted , many landlords are still being fined low amounts . |
| 21 | He is nonetheless being held responsible for putting things right . |
| 22 | Japan 's somnolent Fair Trade Commission is also being shaken awake . |
| 23 | However , significant resources are also being made available by the private sector where there is no immediate commercial gain : thus IBM UK Ltd has donated £3.5m. of computing equipment to UNEP and IBM in general is actively supporting other R&D which can be expected to facilitate ‘ sustainable development ’ : IBM Europe , for instance , has invested $16m. in its Bergen scientific centre to make it the focal point for the company 's environmental modelling and a centre for information on the environment and sustainable development . |
| 24 | Blind ‘ sightseers ’ are also being given extra confidence to explore the countryside . |
| 25 | Mature customers are also being offered good deals on insurance policies and short term loans . |
| 26 | Although it clearly superseded the Five Compilations ( all previous collections now being declared null and void ) it obviously included much of the law found there . |
| 27 | At the meeting , she was told that the store had coped without her during her maternity leave and to cut costs she was now being made redundant . |
| 28 | Another two London FM frequencies now being made available are likely to attract around 30 applications next month . |
| 29 | Under the Citizen 's Charter , a great deal more information is now being made available on the services provided by government . |
| 30 | The special Charter Train from Oxenhope-Carlisle and return , which is being organised by Keighley Business Forum — and hauled by 45596 Bahamas throughout , has a number of spare seats which are now being made available to the public . |