Example sentences of "being [verb] [conj] [pron] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You can avoid being contaminated if you have the right protective cover and use protective gloves , ’ said Pooley . |
| 2 | There is a risk of a misleading illusion being formed and I know that my hon. Friend would wish to avoid that . |
| 3 | He went there and back and do nothing to the people bol er er involved , being consulted and we 've had that going on for two years no consultation here has taken place with the people who it affects and there 's nothing in your motion to say it will . |
| 4 | ‘ A textile and design centre is being developed and we have a sizeable programme of help for every sector of the industry . ’ |
| 5 | Italy and Greece , on the other hand , were unhappy about their milk quota increases of 900,000 tonnes and 100,000 respectively being delayed until they have satisfied the commission that all its conditions have been met . |
| 6 | ‘ I do n't like being reminded that I have not one drop of blood to link me with my family . ’ |
| 7 | I do n't think you 'll be in the slightest danger of being knifed as you practise your bedside-manner sitting by a semi-conscious young woman in an intensive care unit . ’ |
| 8 | The concrete 's spalling , the reinforcement is being attacked and we 've looked at various ways in which they can be repaired or replaced . |
| 9 | Much the funniest poll night offering — with the possible exception of Have I Got News For You ( BBC2 ) , which was still being edited as I write — was the scheduled repeat of Porridge ( BBC1 ) . |
| 10 | Motion one seven eight , reference is being sought and I understand that Liverpool have agreed . |
| 11 | Yes he 's saying a com condition of er general conformity that the general conformity is apparently er met by this er what 's being done and I think general conformity , I , I do n't know I 'm guessing , relates to the housing commitment of a broad strategic equivalent , is that the point ? |
| 12 | It is significant that these allegations are only now being made after we have beaten England in a Test series . |
| 13 | There 's lots of new plays being written that I look at and say ‘ Oh yes — there 's lots of opportunities there ’ . |
| 14 | Dad had submitted to turning out his pocket and being searched before they let him go . |
| 15 | I 'm trying to avoid being noticed if I overeat . |
| 16 | Well , can everyone take on board the idea now , if there are new documents being prepared or we get to a major re-issue . |
| 17 | where 's the beef ? so , so I 'm dubious about this in terms of quality of nutrition , in terms of choice being offered and I think we need to look a lot more closely at this before we jump into agreement , change or in the system . |
| 18 | There is now no reason to order from publishers unless a higher discount is being offered or you require the type of book that wholesalers are unlikely to stock . ’ |
| 19 | In sum , compared with homes , schools provide a significantly reduced opportunity for children to learn through talk with an adult , and in those conversations that do occur , children find themselves forced into the respondent role , their contributions for the most part only being valued if they contribute to the teacher 's predetermined line of thought . |
| 20 | He saw kites being used but they keep falling to the ground . |
| 21 | Er I think our position is that we provide as you know , air defence through a layered system er of air defence aircraft and missiles and the simple truth is that in the light of the changes in the strategic er setting , particularly er as it affects U K air defence , we have decided that the provision of a medium defensive layer , that is the M sound system to which you refer , is not a high priority at the moment and the programme is therefore being postponed and I have to emphasise it 's not been abandoned . |
| 22 | Disappointed governors at Hummersknott School in Darlington have had to shelve their plans to reopen the sixth form after being told that they have no legal right of appeal against Durham county council 's rejection of the scheme . |
| 23 | Imagine being told that you have cancer . |
| 24 | Being told when you have just turned fifty that it 's time you retired does rather hurt . |
| 25 | The only answer was to run — in the hope that I can escape being apprehended while I find out what 's happening to the project I was working on . |
| 26 | I much prefer being assessed as I go along , rather than having big exams at the end of the year . |
| 27 | As you can see , it is important to accustom your dog to lying quietly on his back and being brushed before you attempt to get close with the scissors . |
| 28 | That is being provided and I look forward to meeting the bid committee again towards the end of this month . |
| 29 | are that this is transmitted throughout the world within minutes of being spoken so you have the monarchy which has tried to make itself populist , has actually made its language much more populist . |
| 30 | that there was also a , a sort of blow for freedom being struck if you like |