Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] it be [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I will probably post to the list once a week to let the non-fantasy types know how it is going . |
| 2 | ‘ They have got the banks peeling off and they do n't know how it 's going to operate … |
| 3 | Alright , if an innovation comes onto the market that enables a farmer to increase his output , alright , if that er , innovations that lies , lies outside of erm , sort of orthodox or traditional methods there may be a psychological resistance to actually adopting it simply because we 're a newfangled thing ooh , I , I do n't know how it 's going to , how it 's going to work . |
| 4 | They do n't know how it 's gon na work . |
| 5 | But we did n't know how it was going to go , so mentally we set a time limit on it . |
| 6 | Then even the moth will not know where it is going : and the most effective means of confusing someone else about where you are going is not to know yourself . ) |
| 7 | At least you 'll know where it 's snowing . |
| 8 | ‘ We do n't know where it 's going , ’ said Angalo , in a reasonable tone of voice . |
| 9 | But this if I may pick up on the point Mr made , how then do you assess the environmental impact of what you 're proposing if you do n't actually know where it 's going to go ? |
| 10 | G. does n't know where it 's coming from , but waves a hand in the direction of the houses , suggesting a pipe may have been wrongly connected , or a sewer has broken . |
| 11 | I do n't know where it 's coming from , and frankly , I do n't give a monkey 's . ’ |
| 12 | Money was short in the party by 1921 because there had been no proper revival since the war ; members were constantly described as apathetic , and were in no mood to give their time or their money to a party that did not know where it was going . |
| 13 | I 've got shares in the company , but no one thinks to let me know when it 's sinking without trace ! ’ |
| 14 | Mr Chairman I 'm , I 'm a little bit concerned about er number two er there 's something that is , we promised to reply straightforward written enquiry with without sort of commenting on whether it 's two weeks , two days , or whatever , I am a little concerned that some of the replies people show me that have had from Highways Department , erm , they really whoever writes them do n't go into any detail , I 've had , I 've seen letters recently where , where somebody said it will be dealt with in about four weeks ' time , well that 's okay , maybe they 've good and valid reasons why about four weeks is about right for their particular problem , but they do n't know why it 's gon na take four weeks , they say oh god they should be able to do that in a couple of days there 's no problem it 's an easy little job , I , I feel that the , our officers when they reply they should give some amount of detail and if they give a time span in which they 're gon na put something right , they should say why it 's gon na take that long . |
| 15 | The cat will see a bird and pursue it , to that extent knowing what it wants ; but it will not know why it is doing it , and to that extent what it is doing . |
| 16 | She certainly did n't know why it was happening . |
| 17 | ‘ If a child ca n't see how it 's performing , ’ demanded Mr Stannard , ‘ how 's it to know if it 's doing well or not ? |
| 18 | But if you could see how it 's going , I think you 'd be proud of me . ’ |
| 19 | I could n't see how it was gon na work at Budgens to be quite honest , that new post office |
| 20 | Right , and stem the bleeding if you can see where it 's coming from attempt to stem the bleeding , bung the hole up , okay ? |
| 21 | It was just that I dislike going off half-cocked , talking too much about a project before I can see where it 's leading . ’ |
| 22 | I ca n't see where it 's leading . |
| 23 | Sometimes the road seems to go away from it , sometimes we can not see where it is going , even if there is a purpose to it . |
| 24 | He can last for hours during the day without needing to go to the toilet , so I ca n't understand why it 's continuing to happen at night . |
| 25 | Pete , well Pete ca n't see why it 's taking so long the hall . |
| 26 | Okay and it does n't stop anywhere it 's going all the way up to Scotland before it stops . |
| 27 | We are saying it is the best we can do and we must judge how it is operating . ’ |
| 28 | I could never tell when it was going to happen . |
| 29 | ‘ But I ca n't tell where it 's coming from . ’ |
| 30 | This means that if one sibling helps another to survive and reproduce then it is ensuring the further spread of its genes within future generations . |