Example sentences of "is be [verb] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within religions of Indian origin , such as Hinduism , Buddhism and Sikhism , certain views of reality being as it is are taken for granted , such as dharma — the existence of a moral law , and karma — the impact of this on individuals according to how much they fulfil or fail to fulfil dharma , and samsara — the process of reincarnation . |
| 2 | Now an investigation is being called for to find out what has happened to the money . |
| 3 | The list includes half the state 's native mammals , notably the koala , whose native habitat is being destroyed for housing and agriculture . |
| 4 | You may find that your local environmental group publishes a list of what is being collected for recycling in your area . |
| 5 | AN heroic team of firefighters is being saluted for saving three people including a mother and baby son from their blazing home . |
| 6 | A strong case is being made for expanding the scope of selective harmonisation of essential requirements to ensure that minimum standards apply in these areas . |
| 7 | It is being penalised for providing a cost-effective service . |
| 8 | a taxi which is being used for seeking hire , or answering a call for hire ; or |
| 9 | Potato starch , rather than harmful chemicals , is being used for scouring in the finishing process . |
| 10 | Be aware that bankside vegetation is being used for nesting by moorhens , swans and coots and that sandy banks will be the home for sand martins arriving back from Africa . |
| 11 | There is a suspicion that some RBG equipment is being used for playing computer games within the working hours of some staff . |
| 12 | There should be evidence of the selected strategies being used properly eg if an analytical approach is being used for finding the minimum surface area of a container , while investigating containers , it would be expected that the steps of the process were correct . |
| 13 | Examples of this are the CLAWS system ( Garside , 1987 ) for tagging the LOB corpus and the PARTS tagger ( Church , 1988 ) which is being used for tagging the ACL/DCI corpus . |
| 14 | RAPPER Marky Mark is being sued for kicking a man in the face and breaking his jaw . |
| 15 | National Heritage secretary Peter is being blamed for dropping a bye election clanger after suggesting the Tories are resigning to losing Christchurch . |
| 16 | A faulty electricity meter is being blamed for starting a house fire which left six people in hospital . |