Example sentences of "[being] [vb pp] [conj] it [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People do n't mind being referred if it 's something that is genuinely but say they phone Leeds and Leeds do n't know and Leeds refer them to a number they think it is and then they refer to a third number then somebody gets . |
| 2 | RIGHT An urban site being excavated before it is destroyed by the very deep foundations of modern buildings . |
| 3 | Parts are still at this time being occupied but it is almost certain before long that the whole of the building will be condemned and we hope that this old building will be preserved and not allowed to fall into decay . |
| 4 | He says that the council are looking at a number of options , the pool is being considered because it 's very costly to run . |
| 5 | It is as important to clarify the ethical judgments being made as it is to understand the basis for technical decisions . |
| 6 | These people will constitute those who are at greatest risk , in that such people can easily go missing from a large church without being missed until it is too late to recover them . |
| 7 | Russet Burbank is being grown since it is a leading variety for French fry production in North America . |
| 8 | The client may not hear what is being said because it is something hard to accept . |
| 9 | The process is of course , the reverse of the lowering , the ladders being used until it is raised to forty-five degrees , then the ropes take over . |
| 10 | But you stand a better chance of your material being used if it is topical , lively and written in a similar style to that employed by the particular newspaper or radio station . |
| 11 | But I agree with Stuart , I think what we 've got be careful is that if we 're gon na introduce something , it is actually erm capable of being enforced and it 's very difficult to see us an enforcing agent . |
| 12 | There is no better way of establishing the sea than by being lunged and it is a great pity that beginner riders are so frequently taught by the most junior members of staff . |
| 13 | You now have to get , in er er , because there was a sort of erm gradation from being off ill , which was n't familiar , to being off long term sick which you ca n't have any experience of to erm early retirement on health grounds and you just ca n't have any experience of that either erm to being retired and it 's , i i it 's , it 's quite interesting |
| 14 | It is distinguished by its flavour , the cheese being smoked before it is left to mature . |
| 15 | Planning approval is often granted subject to satisfactory access being provided and it is therefore essential to approach the highways department of the local authority to establish both the status quo and the effects and requirements of any proposed development . |
| 16 | Assigning a null string to stop$ prevents the space for the last entry in the array being recovered when it is emptied . |
| 17 | The technique is a long way from being proved but it 's given hope to thousands |
| 18 | Zaire is a huge tropical forest , which is virtually untouched , and not being touched because it 's too inaccessible . |
| 19 | Therefore it is true to say that , when a person stiffens the neck muscles and pulls back the head , not only is the body 's natural coordination being obstructed but it is also being prevented from returning to its natural state of ease and equilibrium . |
| 20 | As mentioned under clause 5.9 it may not be in the original tenant 's best interests for a subsequent guarantor to be able to limit its liability in this manner and therefore if the original guarantor negotiates such a limitation , a specific reference to it should be made in the guarantor 's covenants with care being taken that it is not a general limitation applicable to subsequent guarantors . |
| 21 | If this is done , then the work of individual teachers within the school contributes to the general pattern of pupils ' development , rather than being wasted because it is not adequately prepared for , or followed up by other teachers . |
| 22 | On April 3 the UK Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd said with reference to the dispute that " the military option is not being excluded but it is not being planned " . |
| 23 | ‘ I know I am being investigated but it is not something I would like to talk about . ’ |
| 24 | A police spokesman said the incidents are being investigated but it is not possible to speculate why vandals are concentrating on this car . |
| 25 | The 1993 programme is currently being planned and it is anticipated that this will include seminars on bus and coach statistics , road safety statistics , transport finance statistics and ports and shipping statistics . |
| 26 | definitely less cruel than hunting because the animal is chased and er , what it 's heart is doing while it 's being chased and it 's , really is the idea 's quite horrendous to me ! |
| 27 | ‘ It seems a firm of accountants hired it as temporary accommodation while their offices were being refurbished and it 's due to be removed . |