Example sentences of "be [verb] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another fruitful configuration has been rotating Couette flow ( Section 17.5 ) . |
| 2 | Men have been pursuing North Uist sea-trout for hundreds of years and the island is rich in sites of archaeological interest ; brilliantly described by Dr Erskine Beveridge in his definitive book , North Uist : its Archaeology and Topography , published in 1911 . |
| 3 | At the same time , scientists are building computer models of ocean circulation but full three-dimensional models must wait for the next generation of powerful computers . |
| 4 | Scientists from Nanjing Normal University are building display tanks and a semi-natural reserve in the form of a 1.5km ( 1-mile ) channel between two islands in the river at Tongling. further upstream , at Shi Shou , the Wuhan institute plans to adapt a 20-k ( 12-mile ) old oxbow in the river to become a reserve . |
| 5 | They had been to see La Boheme , at which Mr O'Hara had cried quite openly , and which Ellie had sat through dry-eyed , but with a breaking heart . |
| 6 | ‘ I guess that you have been to see Mrs Laura Lyons , ’ he said , and when I told him that he was right , he went on : ‘ When we put together everything that each of us has discovered , I expect we shall know almost everything about this case . ’ |
| 7 | But , after we 'd been to see Mrs Diamond , she was like you … . |
| 8 | Studios have been raiding network archives , and versions of everything from The Flintstones , Bewitched , The Beverly Hillbillies and Car 54 , Where Are You to The Fugitive and The Saint are apparently in development . |
| 9 | Thieves have been raiding washing lines in Ripon . |
| 10 | ‘ Please , sir , ’ says Management B , ‘ I have n't really raised my prices ; I have actually produced what is a new and better article , so much better than those of my competitors that , although my price is much above theirs , I have full order books and the retailers tell me they are accumulating waiting lists . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Been seeing Rose Hilaire ? ’ |
| 12 | Seems she 's been seeing Mr Marumba for a few months . |
| 13 | Mr Hartley , in his final year studying community arts at Newcastle , had been seeing Miss Harrison for about a year . |
| 14 | Joanne Morse , 18 , had been seeing Osborne weeks before the killing . |
| 15 | The heatwave which stole Ivano 's snowfields has also been wreaking rockfall havoc around the massif , with many normally safe routes becoming places to tread warily . |
| 16 | The document complains that few people are given council housing . |
| 17 | In Brazil , large landowners ( who are usually very rich anyway ) are given government subsidies to burn down trees so that cattle farms can be set up . |
| 18 | To generate even more interest in TNT the best departments from each factory are given £250 Argos gift vouchers to offer in a prize draw . |
| 19 | Boats are readily available to visitors , from various mooring bays around Harray , but my favourite venue is the Merkister Hotel , at the north-east end of the loch ; a true fishing hotel , to which anglers return , year after year ; where fishermen new to Orkney are given expert advice and endless encouragement . |
| 20 | The convivial atmosphere of a ‘ house party ’ prevails , as guests are given cookery demonstrations and invited to ‘ try their hand ’ before sampling many delicious traditionally Tuscan dishes . |
| 21 | During this time they are given drugs thought to be effective against Alzheimers — which also causes memory loss and lack of attention — to assess their efficacy . |
| 22 | Buyers are given assembly instructions and a video to help them in the building of their car , and Mr Nearn maintains that the kits are not difficult to put together . |
| 23 | Nuclear industry employees who work in areas where exposure to radiation is possible are given film badges to monitor their exposure to external penetrating ionising radiation . |
| 24 | The result is that it is very complex ; in addition , I must note that quite a few words are given stress patterns that I do not feel are acceptable in present-day English . |
| 25 | Unemployed people are given training opportunities in the hope of helping them find work . |
| 26 | The women are given fertility drugs to stimulate their ovaries , and are paid only if the doctor retrieves eggs for his programme . |
| 27 | Nowadays they get in free and are given VIP passes ( access to all areas ) , but tonight the five mates with whom they 've driven the 150 miles from Southport have all been refused entry by the Ritzy 's management for being under 20 . |
| 28 | They are given advice choosing topics by their tutors , the librarian talks to them about skills they will need ( based on the nine steps approach ) " and range of information available . |
| 29 | A bill which would allow prosecutors to appeal if defendants are given bail looks set to become law within weeks . |
| 30 | The problem has been that the field is owned by the builders Wimpey Homes , who refuse to allow the path to be developed unless they are given planning permission to build on at least part of the field . |