Example sentences of "it [v-ing] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I , but I think you know the , the , the thing that I found erm most difficult as you say was , was actually completing the C C Q and I think part of it and asking the question but it is , certainly it would be easier to do it using that on your knee rather than doing it at the table because I was aware that I was turning away |
| 2 | Constance could not decide whether or not his diffidence sprang from fear or indifference , and she found it puzzling that someone as confident as Nicky in every other area of his life should be so timid when it came to love . |
| 3 | I find it puzzling that books are published which describe meetings that took place several years beforehand . |
| 4 | He was not spared one concrete-balconied construction , one flat-topped esplanade of shops , one lowly bungalow surrounded by pebbles and called The Palms , one swinging wooden board with ‘ rustic ’ letters cut in it announcing that the frosted aluminium-framed windows and crazy pavings dotted with fountain bowls and outsize cupids , and pergolas leading nowhere , were part of a residence called Ourranch . |
| 5 | Or are you going to spend it pretending that every man who kisses you is Ryan ? ’ |
| 6 | Looking up , he saw the explosive wedged into a crevice , and thought it fitting that the blancs ’ devices should fail them now . |
| 7 | Frank 's door was closed when he got back and there was a notice on it saying that he was not to be disturbed . |
| 8 | Got ta present it saying that this is what 's happening . |
| 9 | Very often , an act has a clause in it saying that it will take effect only when an order is issued by the appropriate Secretary of State . |
| 10 | To do what I do well , be proud of it , and watch it knowing that it was bloody good and entirely born of me . ’ |
| 11 | Snow ( 1977 ) and Wells and Robinson ( 1982 ) for reviews ) , almost all of it showing that adults systematically adjust their speech when talking with young children . |
| 12 | She finds it warming that the check-out girls give her a smile and a ‘ Good morning , Mrs Evans ’ when she passes through . |
| 13 | For instance , if there is a conflict between the vocalist and guitarist , you ca n't ignore it hoping that it will go away . |
| 14 | She found it unsurprising that her lodgers , with the exception of Mr Landor , assumed she was Italian , especially if their own command of the Italian language was weak . |
| 15 | Er people done it thinking that Och well , I 've got three month to get this sorted out , you know , and then unfortunately , by the time the three months was up , they had n't got it and |
| 16 | Suppose he took it thinking that his malaise stemmed from his gastric trouble ? |
| 17 | Call it ensuring that people 's feelings were not offended . |