being

Example Sentences

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Eva's childhood would also see her regularly travelling across Europe to attend different schools, being taken in by various people as she moved around the continent.

From BBC

"As far as I know, they've been taken to the city of Belgorod and are being held at an unknown location."

From BBC

Pooh's enormous fame still generates a substantial income for the area to this day, with £450,000 of public money being used to fund a programme of events locally to mark the anniversary.

From BBC

A total of 408 personnel from the government's disaster agency AFAD, police and health services are at the scene, the minister said, while the real-time imagery from the area is being relayed by drones.

From Barron's

That trend is being driven in part by the Japanese government’s push to get companies to boost their share prices and operational efficiency.

From The Wall Street Journal