Example sentences of "if it [be] taking " in BNC.

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1 Each goal is planned for a week but some may possibly require longer ; our dieter will have to take extra time if it is taking her body longer to adjust than she anticipates at the start .
2 A typical gas instantaneous water heater will give a temperature rise of 50°C with a flow rate of around 6.5 litres/minute — so if it is taking water from the mains at 10°C , it will raise the temperature to 60°C .
3 I 'll tell you this ; every term when I watch that school train go out I feel as if it 's taking two-thirds of me with it . ’
4 Fortuna was smiling on me and my haphazard trip felt as if it was taking some kind of shape , a dynamic and a logic of its own .
5 Somewhere in the corridor , the basement door slammed and Jimmy watched everything as if it was taking place on a stage , and he was a member of the audience .
6 It was therefore natural to test the phonograph as if it were taking down shorthand .
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