Example sentences of "[adv] it be [prep] [v-ing] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps it 's worth having a separate print run for that is n't it ? |
| 2 | Professional jealousy between childminders is quite common , and so it is worth getting an independent opinion if you find one minder putting down another without evidence of a good cause . |
| 3 | As a result , you will spend many years with your new carpet , and so it is worth taking a little while making the right choice of carpet . |
| 4 | Ordinarily , I get a trifle fidgety around females who ca n't leave their faces alone , but this one had a good excuse and anyway it was like watching an artist in front of a canvas . |
| 5 | As a general principle , every so often it 's worth spending a little time relating words to their root , either the immediate derivation ( fanciful — fancy , variety — vary , especially — special ) , or etymologically ( hippopotamus , fee , salary , window ) . |
| 6 | Sometimes it 's worth having a word before you announce training to Mrs B say look , your role in this will be support me and have you got any ideas etcetera that we can talk to . |
| 7 | Maybe it 's like driving an expensive sports car : you ease through city traffic , choking on fumes and endless queueing , and then you finally edge out onto a motorway , you drop down into a stronger gear , and you press the accelerator . |
| 8 | If the problem you 're confronted with is a ten thousand pound bit of influence , then it 's worth spending a few hundred pounds in a preparation . |