Example sentences of "[det] [noun] be [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would have been wrong to propose that subsidized admission to such schools should he offered to very bright pupils , at the same time that comprehension was being commended ( sometimes forcefully so ) to grammar schools . |
| 2 | Er my reservations about the figures the Liberal Democrats put in , I think they will however , I think it is erm , the idea , I do get the idea that money is being thrown at the problem . |
| 3 | in this budget that we 've just passed and what we want to make sure is how that money is being spent . |
| 4 | It was n't that money was being stolen or sneaked — everything was down on paper . |
| 5 | Bill Koch became acutely embarrassed that money was being donated to this party in his name , yet he had little cash of his own . |
| 6 | Little progress is being made with this problem and it is feared that momentum may be lost by those opposing the scheme , especially over the Christmas and New Year periods . |
| 7 | In this case , it seems that Creole is being used , perhaps with its " jocular " symbolic value , to comment on the baby and its " cute " activities . |
| 8 | To those concerned about political stagnation , about the need for a change , he suggested , with some effectiveness , that it was enough that change was being wrought in his own party . |
| 9 | In December 1969 , after Conservative protests had been disposed of that Parliament was being asked to reach a decision at an unnecessarily early stage ( a General Election was in the offing ) , both Houses agreed that the 1965 Act should not expire . |
| 10 | Mr Ponting 's case for sending the documents was that he felt that they showed that Parliament was being misled and misinformed about the Belgrano affair . |
| 11 | Either that Sardinian 's being there was coincidence or it was n't — and , for goodness ' sake , if it was n't — |
| 12 | In a series of private discussions with congressmen on Capitol Hill , Mr Major was asked only once directly about Ulster and replied that progress was being made in getting people round the table for negotiations . |
| 13 | In order that transfer can take place in a manner which allows colleges to progress rapidly if they wish , but at the same time make allowances for those who prefer to proceed more slowly , each college is being consulted on the rate of transfer appropriate for each course offered . |
| 14 | Finally , it seems that attempt are being made in the United Kingdom , Flanders , and the Netherlands to create a more positive image and role for residential care ( see National Institute of Social Work , 1988 ) . |
| 15 | The only circumstance in which a particular entry will not be available to a properly authorised lexicographer is if that entry is being edited by another lexicographer . |
| 16 | Hilary also reported that research is being done into the physiological and psychological aspects of breathing work and we will let you know the results that emerge from this study . |
| 17 | ‘ The good news is that research is being done into new and better progestogens . |
| 18 | Er , I should know that , or certainly agree that all the staff in the Environment must have coped ade adequately well before under the preceding system where each officer , each department was was instructed to deal with the environment as it came along . |
| 19 | Then , as she nodded in agreement , he added viciously , ‘ Were you already planning , even as that photograph was being taken , how you were going to fleece him of every penny he possessed ? ’ |
| 20 | If your upper muscles ( head , shoulders , neck and jaw ) are tense , then that tension is being transmitted to the rest of your body and thence to your mind . |
| 21 | At present little research is being done on the subject . |
| 22 | In 1987 I spent the summer at the college on the Intermediate Command Course and found it depressing to see just how little research was being sponsored or carried out there . |
| 23 | For example , the economic effects of price discrimination in an industry may be sensitive to the way in which that industry is being regulated . |
| 24 | Each car is being hand built at JaguarSport 's factory at Bloxham in Banbury . |
| 25 | Anyone who has a history of epilepsy ( even if that condition is being fully controlled by medication ) should never on any account be hypnotized , as the process of entering the appropriate altered state of mind can actually trigger off an epileptic fit . |
| 26 | The shape and behaviour of a cell depend upon which genes inside that cell are being read and translated into their protein products . |
| 27 | She and Mr Singh had visited the school for a Christmas event and had been pleased to hear that Balbinder was being moved into the second class . |
| 28 | Well while we were doing that mummy was being all these clothes ready for her birthday . |
| 29 | Again this change is being implemented by the Major cabinet , but follows from the Thatcher directive ( or deterrent , some would say ) : ‘ All absent fathers must pay ’ . |
| 30 | The contribution of the informal care sector , particularly the family , is now being acknowledged and some attempts are being made to interweave the informal care and the formal provision more closely together . |