Examples of 'was being built' in a sentence

Meaning of "was being built"

'Was being built' is the past progressive tense of the verb 'to build.' It indicates that, at a certain point in the past, something was in the process of being constructed or assembled. It suggests that the building or construction was ongoing or underway

How to use "was being built" in a sentence

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was being built
A special centre was being built to receive new refugees.
Rennie visited the lighthouse while it was being built.
The stadium was being built gradually.
Some part of the device that was being built.
It was being built under government contract.
And the home was being built.
It was being built up for this occasion.
And the house was being built.
A bar was being built in this area during our visit.
There was a compound and the team was being built.
The second one was being built when they blew it up.
I remember the controversy back when it was being built.
This church was being built for about five years.
At least they knew the shuttle was being built.
A new building was being built for them while we were there.

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A complex scaffold was erected to support the bridge as it was being built.
Socialism was being built in the sky too.
But while our instrument was being built.
The project was being built at no cost to taxpayers or subway riders.
Possibly when this house was being built.
It was being built around your genius.
Thought the school was being built for me.
Exhaustive tests were conducted whilst the prototype was being built.
A new railroad was being built at that time.
Arthur let me check out a new plane as it was being built.
A huge building was being built just like the one here.
We got this off the grid while it was being built.
The current building was being built behind the previous building.
Seems like only yesterday the school was being built.
The chapel that was being built was with brick made on site.
There was a mutual respect that was being built.
A new house was being built for us.
This is how the place looked while it was being built.
A hydropower plant was being built simultaneously.
It was through those innovations that a new organizational culture was being built up.
We watched as a school was being built next to ours.
Two new huts were in evidence and another one was being built.
The army claimed the home was being built without a permit.
We arranged to meet him where the cold store was being built.
Her lover identity was being built in relation to a stranger.
He is already saying the wall was being built.
And a false wall was being built in the south side of the house.
In the meadow a house was being built.
House was being built.
The village was scheduled to be demolished because a dam was being built nearby.
Momentum was being built.
This decision may stop the momentum that was being built.
The tunnel was being built.
The family to live in while the main house was being built.
Confidence was being built.

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