Example sentences of "it [is] [prep] [v-ing] [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | Er , you know , I 'm alright , and I 've done my back now and I 'm sure it 's with coughing cos every time I cough now it really hurts ! |
2 | It 's about accepting and dealing with responsibility and not being overwhelmed by it . |
3 | And you know I , I actually had phrases like bra burning thrown at me and erm I I said that feminism to me is about having the same opportunities as men and I put few of the phrases er er you know along those lines and so everybody round the table said well yes I believe in that too , I said well then you 're feminists and so it 's about valuing or devaluing words as well and you know you just made the point about changing words , but how far do we go with this ? |
4 | Er on the envi environmental aspect , I think it 's worth emphasizing because clearly this is the major concern of both Scotton and er the Residents ' Association and er that the County Council has and perhaps to some extent I think it 's certainly the public consultations or the exercises I 've been involved in at this stage in a major scheme has done far more work in trying to assess those effects than is normally the case at this stage in a ma major highway scheme . |
5 | And learning together as we 've been reminded more than once than this morning engages us all irrespective of age , irrespective of experience it engages everyone and it 's worth emphasising that the quality of learning does not depend upon the size of a congregation ! |
6 | At this stage it 's worth remarking that wa there are perhaps three prominent features of endotoxin effects first of all , they promote physcocine release and th the the two pro , prominent phsycocines affected are I O one , Interlooping one and TMF , tumourmacrosis factor which I hope you heard about in the immunology course . |
7 | If you feel you 'd like to concentrate on the accountancy , it 's worth knowing that the Open University reduces the number of credits needed for a BA degree for people with ‘ advanced standing ’ through certain professional qualifications . |
8 | While we had n't asked for a film sample it 's worth knowing that all bureau should be able to offer this service — it can save time and money at the printing end . |
9 | At this point it 's worth mentioning that one of the best approaches to persuasion in any situation can be to ask yourself : ‘ What 's in it for them ? ’ and to consider what needs ( as mentioned earlier in this chapter ) you can meet . |
10 | It 's worth mentioning that you 're not automatically insured on dry ski slopes so it 's worth arranging some personal cover — accidents are n't especially common but you never know . |
11 | It 's worth mentioning that I asked a lot of people in Spain , when I was there , at the Spanish you know what they knew about it , and nobody did . |
12 | But I I mean we I do n't know whether you think it 's worth contacting or not . |
13 | he , erm and he 'll tell you whether it 's worth repairing or not Joyce |
14 | Course it 's worth bothering because a lot of young men that was unemployed come down to the school where I 'm the caretaker and they said , we know that you 're running short is there any chance of getting in on the scene ? |
15 | In reality , if your pet is left with a small , beautifully-sutured wound , then all credit must go the skill of your veterinary surgeon and it 's worth remembering that , for the time and skill required , spaying is a very cheap and justifiable operation . |
16 | And it 's worth remembering that for very many children , for many years , their teachers are the only readers of the bulk of their work . ’ |
17 | ( However , it 's worth remembering that many readers skip the advertisement sections . ) |
18 | I have concentrated on mortgage arrears and repossessions above , but it 's worth remembering that the HBAI report reminds us that the majority of people in the lowest 10% rely on rented accommodation . |
19 | ( It 's worth remembering that Unix Labs has maintained from the beginning that COSE would eventually result in an agreement on the kernel , namely System V.4 or its descendent . |
20 | Tsunami 's arrival — and it 's worth remembering that its code name means Tidal Wave — should give Sun a whole new ballpark to play in , making Sparc 's proliferation in the desktop , portable , X-terminal and embedded markets possible . |
21 | ( It 's worth remembering that Unix System Labs has maintained from the beginning that COSE would eventually result in an agreement on the kernel , namely SVR4 or its descendent ( UX No 430 ) ) . |
22 | Even if your reaction is mild , it 's worth remembering that repeated exposure to foods that cause allergic reactions may result in the symptoms getting gradually worse . |
23 | It 's worth remembering that all drugs are open to abuse , and that people offer what they believe to be plausible explanations for such abuse : " To escape my problems ' ; " To relieve boredom " ; " To stay awake at parties ' ; " For self-confidence " ; " To be one of the crowd " ; " To help me get on with people " ; " To stop me worrying " ; " To become more creative " ; " To help me study all night " ; " It blows my mind " ; " For a pick-me-up " . |
24 | At the same time it 's worth remembering that at least one contrast colour , even if only a large plant or a mass of flowers or cushions , will help to emphasize the clever harmony of the background colour scheme . |
25 | It 's worth remembering that showers use much less hot water ( see Chapter 8 ) . |
26 | For anyone else trying to find work in middle age it 's worth remembering that the real Churchill did n't get his big break until he was 66 . |
27 | It 's worth recording that the Conservative Opposition voted against a National Health Service Bill in fa February 1946 . |
28 | It 's worth recording that alongside NRA 's regular monitoring of ICI 's ‘ consent ’ discharges , ICI itself carries out nearly two thousand analyses each month on contents from its outfalls and drains from the three Teesside production sites . |
29 | I 'll pass on this one and leave interested parties to contact John Watson , though I guess it 's worth adding that NME 's ‘ Dancing Master ’ cassette is now a collector 's item mainly because it contains a live U2 cut , ‘ An Cut Dubh ’ , recorded in March , 1981 and unavailable on an authorised recording . |
30 | If you know someone like that , it 's worth observing and studying his or her use of language , manner , and what his body language says to you , even if it is someone you only ever see on television . |