Example sentences of "do [adv] [conj] it is [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The programme has never done better than it is doing now , it is going great guns . ’ |
| 2 | But central government need not give such an undertaking if it is seeking to enforce compliance with a statute or regulation ; although it must do so if it is seeking to protect its property or contractual interests . |
| 3 | 2. it will do so because it is undertaken with such a belief ; |
| 4 | Looking for sherds that will join together is a very time-consuming process , and is only usually done thoroughly if it is suspected that such joins exist and will add significantly to the evidence . |
| 5 | To some extent , this will be done simply because it is felt that it is more efficient , or at least administratively convenient , to handle matters in this way — the matters delegated may be ephemeral , needing constant change ; or technical , requiring expertise . |
| 6 | To attack the predator while it is in a stable position on the ground is far riskier than to do so when it is clinging to high branches . |
| 7 | Here it suffices to say that the aim is to ensure that a company is required to do so when it is thought that the matter is one that the public needs to know . |
| 8 | Any set of conditions that leads to an increase in the activity of an area does so because it is tapping its functions . |
| 9 | A computer is a machine with the attractive property that it does exactly as it is told , yet the outcome of a series of throws of an unbiased dice will produce a random sequence of numbers in which the n + 1th outcome is independent of the nth . |