Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [noun prp] be [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other mitigating measures could involve the encouragement of private concerns to develop their own plantations , as is already occurring on a small scale , not only in the rainforest regions but also in savanna regions where Eucalyptus is being successfully cultivated to provide fuelwood and poles . |
| 2 | At night , when Veronica is being washed in the kitchen sink , John repeats his performance but more half-heartedly because he really prefers to watch the TV while playing with his toys . |
| 3 | The court was told there 's a shortage of officers at the prison where Spencer is being held . |
| 4 | One example was when Etty was being bathed at home on a Sunday , at the age of 14 . |
| 5 | ‘ Her mother died giving birth , when Eve was being born . |
| 6 | In a separate development on Jan. 27 , nearly 1,000 students attempted to storm the villa where Ershad was being detained , demanding that he be transferred to prison within 24 hours . |
| 7 | We may also note that , when this message was sent to MACMIS in the afternoon of 15 May , AFHQ was under the impression that 5 Corps had already taken surrender of the 200,000 Croats , which was why Tito was being asked to " instruct his commander to accept them " . |
| 8 | His association with Marius Steen had been the reason why Bloomwater was being used for the filming . |
| 9 | He usually employs the work kivas , which literally means animal fleece , but occasionally — especially in the scenes where Helen is being entertained — he chooses to use the word tap e s instead . |
| 10 | A few days later a group of nobles keen to impress Aurangzeb broke into the quarters where Dara was being kept , a small garden outside the walls of Shahjehanabad towards Nizamuddin . |
| 11 | As a further precaution , the addresses of Israeli staff were not printed in official diplomatic lists for fear of encouraging the impulsive gesture at a time when Israel was being a little hard to take . |
| 12 | The substitution did seem strange as I could n't see why Wallace was being taken off and not Deane ( or a defender ) . |
| 13 | During the lecture the speaker did not say why Lesotho was being developed , beyond saying that it was a contingency ‘ in case of emergency if South Africa closes its door ’ on the 50,000 miners . |
| 14 | ‘ What is it ? ’ asked Creggan desperately , watching where Minch was being taken away . |
| 15 | The only extra sound-proofing on the breeze blocks between his room and mine is a couple of layers of paint , which is probably why Yvonne was being quiet . |