Example sentences of "[noun] it [be] [prep] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For brevity it is worth using these little symbols which are easy to learn . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | He 'd ask you what club it was without giving you a clue what he was thinking . |
| 4 | This then inevitably means that by the early spring it is worth working the same ground a second time . |
| 5 | from the dark study it was like glimpsing daylight through a manhole . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | In other words it 's about buttonholing a large crowd , together , instead of chasing them individually . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Against this liberal orthodoxy it is worth making two points . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | As I handed them the keys to their new home it was like unlocking the door to their future happiness . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I 've got to prove to the boss it 's worth having a go on me , ’ he said . |
| 19 | In assessing the significance of Clovis 's conversion to catholicism it is worth noting the lack of a firm association between the Burgundians and heresy . |
| 20 | In these circumstances it is worth reconsidering the design of the drive circuit . |
| 21 | Because trying to meet this criterion has occupied so much of my research time in the past two decades it is worth spelling out again that to adopt a reductionist methodology in research strategy — that is , to try to stabilize the world that one is studying by manipulating one variable at a time , holding everything else as constant as possible — is generally the only way to do experiments from which one can draw clear conclusions . |
| 22 | We have used a simple model to illustrate the Lucas critique , but since the point is an important one with wide applications it is worth stating it more generally . |
| 23 | If you do rely on a friend or neighbour on a fairly relaxed and informal basis it is worth showing them some appreciation occasionally , a return of favours or a thoughtful gift . |
| 24 | We will look at the details of the exercise in Chapter 8 ; for the moment it is worth noting that the review centred around an analysis of school subjects in terms of skills , concepts , and attitudes ( expressed in terms of aims and objectives ) , and an analysis of the contribution of subjects to the eight areas of experience . |
| 25 | At the moment it is worth recording that section 55 ( 1 ) of the Sale of Goods Act reads : |
| 26 | For the moment it is worth concentrating on the shared concern for speech which is typical of both the written arts and , increasingly , of sociology . |
| 27 | Before you are carried away by the possibilities of information manipulation for its own sake it is worth taking a step back and examining how much more than the pen , paper and adding machine you really need . |
| 28 | On clear days it was like flying over an Atlas map of the British Isles and I picked out all the familiar landmarks in about two hours , which had probably taken me days to cover by sea . |
| 29 | In a large house with long corridors it is worth fitting extra alarms with an interconnect facility , so if one is triggered the others sound too . |
| 30 | A subsequent chapter will address the question of how this threat is routinized by members of the RUC generally , but at this juncture it is worth considering how the management 's dilemma leads them to organize community and neighbourhood policing in an area like West Belfast , where attack is imminent . |