Example sentences of "being [vb pp] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It seems likely that permits are increasingly being given for non-manual occupations , which has tended to favour the white inhabitants of developed countries such as the USA and South Africa .
2 Being intended for private use , the test aircraft had normal hinged doors rather than the sliding option and sat rather rakishly on low skids .
3 He stayed for five years — photographing cars and production lines — before being dismissed for habitual lateness ( he had dallied once too often taking pictures on the way to work ) .
4 Many of their colleagues are off work sick for long periods being treated for nervous disorders .
5 ‘ We 've got a list of patients being treated for major psychoses at London hospitals — yes , yes , I know that strictly speaking that 's a bit unethical , but let me tell you , not nearly as unethical as some of the other things we have here .
6 Tonight William McCrae is being treated for multiple injuries in Oxford 's John Radcliffe Hospital .
7 Mrs Rees , 43 , an activity organiser at Trees Park Village near Middleton St George , was ‘ satisfactory ’ in Middlesbrough General Hospital , where she is being treated for facial wounds .
8 Four other people including a six year old girl are being treated for serious injuries .
9 By early February there were reports of large numbers of dead shellfish on beaches , an increasing number of seals were being treated for internal problems caused by oil poisoning , and a quarter of the economically important salmon-farming industry appeared to be affected by the spill .
10 Downstairs in casualty Diriham Ali , 21 , patient number 35 in the log book , is being treated for four gunshot wounds .
11 Nearly half those who killed themselves were suffering from mental illness , most of those were being treated for those problems when they died .
12 The girl is now 17 and is being treated for psychological problems at a mental hospital in Oxford .
13 He was released from Guy 's Hospital yesterday afternoon after being treated for severe lacerations to his wrists and arms .
14 A new committee , the Joint Hospitality Industry Congress , is being formed for this purpose by the British Hotels , Restaurants and Caterers Association ( BHRCA ) , see page 8 .
15 Guardian 1 February 2 = European alert Nuclear power stations across Western Europe are being checked for radioactive leaks following the discovery of a design fault in the giant domes of pressurized water reactors ( PWRs ) , the most common type of design .
16 And the day after Central broadcast a documentary on the Marsh Arabs in Southern Iraq … revealing how communities are being destroyed … the Prince condemned Saddam Hussein for claiming the marshes are only being drained for agricultural purposes .
17 Seven hundred and forty four women , patients at this surgery in Gateshead are being recalled for new smear tests .
18 Children being punished for acceptable behaviour .
19 * This has been widely used for car windscreens and , in a much more sophisticated form , is being developed for serious engineering in America .
20 As yet , there is no single standard version of Unix , but an increasing number of application software packages are being developed for these computers .
21 Such tests are currently used only for research and very specialised purposes , although tests for the virus itself are being developed for commercial use .
22 Perhaps the most dramatic opportunity being developed for linguistic studies is the British National Corpus .
23 Subject to a special fee being prescribed for some applications , the plaint fee includes all other interlocutory applications ( see Appendix II to County Court Fees Order 1982 as amended — at back of book ) .
24 The net result is that the lack of that information results in the application being delayed for many months .
25 This is a particular danger where candidates are being interviewed for high-ranking appointments , when incompetent interviewing may create a hostile reaction in the candidate who is being wooed .
26 It was somewhat surprising , then , that McIlvanney felt uneasy being approached for this profile , apparently for fear that he might be invited to ‘ pontificate , when I really do n't think I have that much to say ’ , It sounded like false modesty , but after he 'd relented , I remembered the long-standing ‘ pin-down ’ policy employed to prevent hubris in sports writers .
27 A new 15 foot tufting machine is also being installed for this purpose , replacing one which originally came from the Glenvale factory in Paisley .
28 the fish-shop being swabbed for early closing ,
29 He would very likely end up being confined for psychological tests , and Roirbak doubted whether , in Tammuz' present teetering condition , he 'd be strong enough to face them and emerge intact .
30 Their opponents , an experienced club side , are all being reported for violent conduct .
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