Example sentences of "[conj] one is [v-ing] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the level of micro-sociology , where one is considering the organization of local small-scale communities and domestic households , this pattern is the norm rather than the exception . |
| 2 | It 's nice to think that one is eating the same grapes as Anne Boleyn and Nell Gwyn . ’ |
| 3 | The immediate answer might well be that one is making a financial profit and the other a loss . |
| 4 | Having the feeling that one is making a useful contribution . |
| 5 | One then says that one is doing a ‘ numerical experiment ’ . |
| 6 | Although I am convinced that the prime management problem is ‘ making it happen ’ , one has to accept that in life there is always at least an evens chance that one is going the wrong way . |
| 7 | The significance of fantasizing about a new house or a new flat is that one is visualizing a change in one 's work environment . |
| 8 | For example if one is evaluating a trigram x→y→z , x and y are decided upon , it is the nature of z which is to be classified . |
| 9 | If one is seeking an example of a naval battle which was to have consequences , one need look no further than this one . |
| 10 | Strictly one should specify if one is requiring the freehold or leasehold title , but in practice to tick both boxes seems to work ( unless the position is obvious , such as with a flat ) . |
| 11 | The hon. Member for West Bromwich , East made the simple proposal that it should be a criminal offence to take any alcohol if one is driving a train . |
| 12 | One wants evidence from the processing of words , of course , if one is investigating a model of word recognition , and this is provided by the second experiment described by Marslen-Wilson ( 1978 ) . |
| 13 | Or , if one is applying the most charitable interpretation , simply larger than life . |
| 14 | In particular , if one is examining the effects of some early experience on adult behaviour , one must take into account the events in the intervening period . |
| 15 | If hamlet ( or rather the actor playing him ) , catches a frog in his throat during a soliloquy , since one is experiencing a human drama this need n't be in the least distracting — indeed the element of human fallibility and frailty thus introduced could even enhance the impact of the performance ( admittedly it could also be unintentionally quite hilarious ) ! |
| 16 | If the brain is genuinely composed of complementary modules this is a perfectly legitimate procedure since one is selecting the behavioural task that most closely reflects the functions of the system under study . |
| 17 | The receipt of such a bonus has an effect far outside the regular annual rise , which again in the case of ICI is a matter of such Byzantine complexity that it is often difficult to know whether one is getting a good or a bad one ! |
| 18 | But such patients die when breathing ceases ; elective ventilation does not prolong the act of dying , for one is ventilating a corpse . |
| 19 | All too often , however , the study of such groups falls to reveal much about ordinary ideology , for one is observing an extraordinary one . |
| 20 | Leaving aside the difficulty of not making a provision at the same time as one is undertaking the assessment , this approach has produced two serious difficulties . |
| 21 | That is particularly relevant when one is considering a diverse range of hazardous wastes . |
| 22 | Bad roots of title include leases ( when one is conveying the freehold ) , wills and equitable mortgages . |
| 23 | This means that when one is treating a patient with homoeopathy , a substance is used which produces in a healthy person symptoms and signs similar to those presented by that patient . |
| 24 | Erm s that 's my general s there 's no doubt that there are a great deal of activities there as always of course when one is spending a lot of new money quite rapidly , one has to monitor it very carefully to make sure that it 's being effectively spent , and I 'm sure the director and this committee will continue to do that . |