Example sentences of "being [vb pp] for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nearly half those who killed themselves were suffering from mental illness , most of those were being treated for those problems when they died . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | As yet , there is no single standard version of Unix , but an increasing number of application software packages are being developed for these computers . |
| 4 | 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 ) . |
| 5 | The net result is that the lack of that information results in the application being delayed for many months . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | A new 15 foot tufting machine is also being installed for this purpose , replacing one which originally came from the Glenvale factory in Paisley . |
| 8 | The recovery action now being recommended for any stall is to move forwards on the stick to unstall the wings by reducing the angle of attack . |
| 9 | Polar plants must be capable of being frozen for several months each year , and to undergo repeated freeze-thaw cycles throughout the growing season , even at the height of summer . |
| 10 | Britain and Hong Kong claim they are eager for international agencies to monitor the resettlement of the illegal migrants , just as is already being done for those boat people who have returned voluntarily . |
| 11 | Some 60 per cent of education journeys and 43 per cent of shopping and personal business trips are made on foot , with one fifth and one third of all walk Journeys respectively being made for these purposes . |
| 12 | The latter method may be preferred where , for cosmetic reasons , the parties wish to present the transaction as a " true " merger rather than one party taking over the other ; however , it is more unwieldy and expensive and is not often used where there is a risk of a competitive bid being made for either company . |
| 13 | Lectures often began as early as 5 or 6 a.m. in the summer ( 7 a.m. in the winter ) , and sometimes the first lecture went on for three hours , no provision being made for any food before 10 a.m . |
| 14 | It prevents proceedings being transferred for this reason unless it can be shown that no other method , including transfer to another magistrates ' court , is appropriate and that delay would seriously prejudice the child 's interests . |
| 15 | One temptation to be resisted is the special offer microcomputer which , despite its low price may be the last in a series from that manufacturer and the user may find that no new software is being written for that model . |
| 16 | These ‘ cairns ’ , as they are called , can reach enormous proportions , those on the tops of hills being capable in some instances of being seen for many miles . |
| 17 | Thank you for sending me the documents being prepared for this conference . |
| 18 | ‘ Then , suddenly , ’ he grins , ‘ there were absolutely ridiculous amounts of money being offered for these T-shirts . |
| 19 | ‘ Then , suddenly , ’ he grins , ‘ there were absolutely ridiculous amounts of money being offered for these T-shirts . |
| 20 | Thus a history class working on census data could access the data on a number of different microcomputers without the program or the data being copied for each microcomputer . |
| 21 | Yeah numbers twenty five , twenty six of the junction of Torquay Road is for sale with a building plot in one of the gardens , the premises being used for many years as doctor 's surgery ancillary accommodation and car parking , the property will be available when the doctors move into the new practice home in joining Cricket Field Road car park |
| 22 | ‘ Even a mature product such as ‘ Diakon ’ offers scope for exciting new developments to extend its range of applications , ’ he says , ‘ We have recently introduced impact modified grades with improved toughness and craze resistance , which are being used for such things as food mixer bowls , blood filters and tooth-brush handles , and a research programme we are engaged in has produced acrylics with very much higher softening points — likely candidates for automotive head lamp lenses and other lighting applications . ’ |
| 23 | If motorists could see that the tax was being used for that purpose , they would be much happier about paying it |
| 24 | It is quite reasonable for a purchaser to assume that a vendor who sells land for a particular purpose will not do anything to prevent its being used for that purpose , but it would be utterly unreasonable to assume that the vendor was undertaking restrictive obligations which would prevent his using land retained by him for any lawful purpose whatsoever … |
| 25 | The use of ‘ structured ’ interviews , with the same items being used for all interviewees , allows the generality of responses to be evaluated . |
| 26 | When it is not being used for these purposes it is available for use by other organisations . |
| 27 | Under General Exclusion 1 , no cover will operate if the craft is being used for any purpose other than private pleasure . |
| 28 | KW1RS is being used for this purpose . |
| 29 | What had influenced Hollywood , thought Moley , was the ample evidence that ‘ the generality of the public takes its movies seriously and is adversely responsive to any effort which offers the least suspicion that they are being used for some purpose other than entertainment ’ and that in particular ‘ nothing hurts a picture 's chance of success more than the whisper that it contains propaganda ’ . |
| 30 | Externally similar to the Firefly Mk 4 , Mks 5 and 6 next appeared , the Mk 5 being equipped for either day-fighter-reconnaissance ( FR.5 ) , night fighting ( NF.5 ) or anti-submarine patrol ( AS.5 ) . |