Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] be [prep] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The view through the small rear mirror is rather limited , as Jill Stanton has mentioned before , and the manual wing mirrors are so stiff that trying to fine-tune them is like trying to thread a needle wearing boxing gloves . |
| 2 | However , a search in town and country reference libraries ( and local studies collections ) will reveal titles of books which are worth acquiring , especially on the subjects of the impact of indigenous trade , industry , and agriculture on the well-being of local populations . |
| 3 | There will always be books which are worth launching with a party because you are going to get wide coverage , but the half-page ad in Cosmo on your own is n't worth half as much as an advertorial that is tied in with a bookshop group . |
| 4 | He could not agree with those drivers who were considering refusing to drive , and they were n't — at least in those days — a majority . |
| 5 | Street vendors called out the merits of their wares , shouting each other down in the hope of attracting customers from the goodwives who were out doing the morning marketing . |
| 6 | And I do n't see what harm there is in buying a place for my daughter . |
| 7 | I 'll teach you what pleasure there is in making love and I 'll give you all the time you need to adjust to your new circumstances . " |
| 8 | ‘ Quite a few friends were starting families at that time and they were having real problems sorting out childcare , and I decided I 'd like to look at what opportunities there were for setting up in that field . ’ |
| 9 | For brevity it is worth using these little symbols which are easy to learn . |
| 10 | On the Hyperion label the disc comes at ‘ upper mid-price ’ - just under £10-but it is worth remembering that Sir David Willcocks 's vintage performances of the Coronation Anthems with King 's College Choir at their brightest now come on mid-price CD in Decca 's Ovation series , generously coupled with the magnificent , extended Chandos Anthem No. 9 , O Praise The Lord With One Consent . |
| 11 | He 'd ask you what club it was without giving you a clue what he was thinking . |
| 12 | This then inevitably means that by the early spring it is worth working the same ground a second time . |
| 13 | from the dark study it was like glimpsing daylight through a manhole . |
| 14 | If you are recalled for a second interview it is worth changing to a different outfit altogether if you can afford it or have something else suitable . |
| 15 | In other words it 's about buttonholing a large crowd , together , instead of chasing them individually . |
| 16 | If such people with planned social care can be kept in their own homes it is worth pressing for flexibility of resources to put in the extra help needed . |
| 17 | It is an aid to guide the reviewer of a contract towards those areas of an acquisition contract which are of accounting significance and which might be sources of dispute in the future — it is not a comprehensive guide to analysing every acquisition contract . |
| 18 | However , there is an interesting and well developed literature which is worth considering in its own right , namely the application of the arbiter model to explain the existence of authoritarian regimes under capitalism . |
| 19 | The Consumer Guarantees Bill 1990 , would have included in the present s14(2) of SGA 1979 and its equivalent provisions under SOGIT 1973 ( as substituted by Sched 4 to CCA 1974 ) and the SGSA 1982 , the following provision which is worth setting out in full since it received Government approval and is likely to be re-introduced in the near future : ( 2A ) For the purposes of this Act , goods are of satisfactory quality if they meet the standard that a reasonable person would regard as satisfactory , taking account of any description of the goods , the price ( if relevant ) and all the other relevant circumstances . |
| 20 | Rose of Lima 's own understanding of this has clear biographical origins which are worth noting . |
| 21 | If I could lead you from that paragraph on page three fifty over to page three six four page three six four , one two three , four paragraphs from the top it 's ab it 's the second of two paragraphs that begins the Board affirms the church 's th that Christ teaches that marriage is special and divorce is not the way he would wish for his people and then this sentence no-one would wish to condens condemn someone to stay in a marriage which is beyond redeeming . |
| 22 | Against this liberal orthodoxy it is worth making two points . |
| 23 | In this connexion it is worth remembering that it takes a little longer to change where cymbals are concerned ( owing to the way in which they are held ) but from bass drum to side-drum , triangle , or tambourine , or from any of these to any other , is a matter of seconds . |
| 24 | Straps should be checked for cuts and tears , especially round the rivets , and with any crampon type it is worth carrying a long strap so that emergency repairs can be made in the event of breakage . |
| 25 | I think for a day 's er work it 's worth assessing the three top people identified with the six outside people that I 've identified who are you know in the next division down to see how they compare . |
| 26 | If there is any possibility of a period of supervised practice before returning to work it is worth taking , in addition to any period of standard reorientation . |
| 27 | If you are in this position and you want to return to work it is worth making enquiries of your health visitor or the local authority under-fives adviser . |
| 28 | In the long run it is by making efficient investment decisions that capacity is adjusted to ensure that this price also reflects long-run marginal cost . |
| 29 | For a somewhat less biased view of the global scene it 's worth sending for the latest Report on the State of World Population from the UN 's Fund for Population Activities ( 485 , Lexington Ave . |
| 30 | As I handed them the keys to their new home it was like unlocking the door to their future happiness . ’ |