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Discover LudwigThe phrase "were being paid" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it to indicate that something was happening in the past at a certain time. For example, "The employees had been working hard all week, so they were being paid extra for their overtime."
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Among these was what other lawyers were being paid.
Particularly the slaughtermen who were being paid by the kill.
At least they were being paid to exaggerate their opinions.
They were being paid for access, which is wrong.
These guys were being paid at least $20 million per year.
The consultants were being paid nearly $5,000 a day plus lodging and meals.
He said that Galleon had a great year and big bonuses were being paid.
Soldiers were being paid more regularly, and morale and discipline seemed to improve, analysts said.
Another said he reserved judgment until he learned how much Goldman's top executives were being paid.
Walker backed away, slightly, from an earlier contention that the people collecting signatures were being paid.
Now, reportedly, lumberjacks were being paid to guide Al Qaeda through the mountains.
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