Example sentences of "[being] [vb pp] at an " in BNC.
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| 1 | The actual driving force behind American thinking on a renewal of atomic collaborations was anxiety about uranium ore supplies , which were being consumed at an increasing rate as American programmes accelerated . |
| 2 | Have you ever had the experience of being met at an airport or a station by someone who did n't know you ? |
| 3 | Spoken to a satisfactory minimum number of candidates being presented at an appropriate fee , SEFIC examinations can be carried out anywhere in the world , on any suitable premises and at any time of the year ( with at least a month 's notice ) . |
| 4 | Incidentally , the first report of a Rottweiler being shown at an official dog show was at Heilbronn in 1882 . |
| 5 | ‘ Being called at an inconvenient time by an insensitive caller who assumes that since you 've answered the phone it must be convenient to talk ’ . |
| 6 | Generally speaking , however , in normal flight the wing ( or coupled wings ) moves in a path such that a point on its surface describes an irregular loop or an elongate figure-of-eight with respect to the wing-base , the long axis of the plane of vibration being inclined at an angle to the long axis of the insect ( Fig. 38 ) while the angle at which the surface of the wing is held changes throughout the cycle . |
| 7 | Its non-threatening nature , being focused at an institutional rather than a personal level , is a further attraction . |
| 8 | The atmosphere of grey repression that clung to the eastern side of the city is being purged at an astonishing speed . |
| 9 | She faced her anger at being abandoned at an earlier age than anyone would have expected , and talked about loneliness . |
| 10 | Note that the butt joint is not cut vertical since this would result in only one piece being cut at an angle , this preventing a proper match . |
| 11 | This effectively disallows any subject being discussed at an Apex conference . |
| 12 | SALARIES for university law teachers have slipped so badly and professional salaries risen so dramatically that experienced staff are being lost at an alarming rate , the Committee of Heads of University Law Schools reported this week . |
| 13 | The Docklands Light Railway is being extended at an eventual cost of £800 million . |
| 14 | The lowland tropical forests of eastern Bolivia are being destroyed at an unprecedented rate , according to international aid agencies . |
| 15 | A Greater Manchester police spokesman said the man was being questioned at an unnamed police station about firearms offences . |
| 16 | As of May 18 the yuan was being traded at an official central rate of US$1.00=5.3199 yuan , compared with US$1.00=5.2819 yuan on April 20 . |
| 17 | Because of political hostility trade union membership in Britain is being held at an artificially low level . |