- The runways are being lengthened at all the main airports.
They are lengthening the runways at all the main airports.
- It is now 6 a.m. and at most of the hospitals in the country patients are being wakened with cups of tea by nurses.
It is now 6 a.m. and at most of the hospitals in the country nurses are wakening patients with cups of tea.
- This notice has been altered.
Someone has altered this notice.
- The damaged ship was being towed into harbour when the towline broke.
They were towing the damaged ship into harbour when the towline broke.
- Evening dress will be worn.
Guests will wear evening dress.
- Someone will have to be found to take her place.
We will have to find someone to take her place.
- He was made to surrender his passport.
They made him surrender his passport.
- This rumour must have been started by our opponents.
Our opponents must have started this rumour.
- Why wasn't the car either locked or put into the garage?
Why didn’t you either lock the car or put it into the garage?
- Your money could be put to good use instead of being left idle in the bank.
You could put your money to good use instead of leaving it idle in the bank.