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Discover LudwigThe phrase "we were being given" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where something was being provided to a group of people in the past, often in a passive construction. Example: "During the meeting, we were being given important updates about the project timeline."
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"It felt like we were being given a compliment we didn't deserve".
He explains: "We were being given our contracts for the movie and the four of us had different agents.
"We were being given away, bit by bit," says John Fowler, deputy editor of the Falklands weekly, the Penguin News.
My sense very much was he felt it was unpatriotic to question the information we were being given.
"When the impending 2015 election graphics fiasco came to our attention and we were being given the brush-off, we decided enough was enough.
On the news it said we were being given water...rubbish, I saw about 10 bottles of water being handed out at 8 30 and that was it.
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We are being given a great opportunity".
"We're being given food instead of clues.
I don't see what we're being given back.
Finally, we're being given the means to sort out the problems we created.
It often seems that we're being given variety in place of rigour.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com