Example sentences of "[is] [v-ing] [conj] [pers pn] [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a word which everyone is using and it 's almost like confetti . |
| 2 | Either it is raining or it is not raining . |
| 3 | The expansion of forestry by means of a policy of attrition and isolation of farms is occurring but it is not necessarily a process which in the long term will lead to a reasonable balance of land use . |
| 4 | ‘ It is cooling because you are so late . |
| 5 | But Phillip Chubb is in our group And he wants to be Robin Hood And Ann Boot is sulking because she 's not with her friend And I do n't see why I should be wood . |
| 6 | And they 'll check that out for you and we 'll see what 's happening but it 's just in case there 's any arthritis or anything like that that 's |
| 7 | it 's a tangent it 's just another thing to be aware of er that certain put their exam but it 's along the same thing cos I know what 's happening and they 're not writing G C S E but they 're writing exam entries so many pupils x number of subjects so many passes okay ? |
| 8 | It is no good complaining about militants running everything if we have not spotted what is happening because we 're so busy doing it the way ‘ we always do ’ . |
| 9 | Well , I think we should tell national office that this is , you know , this is happening and it 's not on ! |
| 10 | Yet this is exactly what is happening and it is also happening with the schools in a reactive stance . |
| 11 | Mr Brown 's girlfriend is dying and he 's really cut up about it . |
| 12 | I particularly like the way the teacher 's emphasising that it 's sometimes all right to be rude to adults . |
| 13 | ‘ It is astounding that he was up there for all that time in such a busy area without anyone noticing , ’ said Det Insp Martyn Evans . |
| 14 | Now she is wishing that I was back at work . ’ |
| 15 | or even if he , even if he is doing that he 's not gon na , he 's not gon na |
| 16 | He is saying that he is not in favour of NATO 's present policy of maintaining adequate sub-strategic forces based in Europe and of ensuring that they are maintained and kept up to date . |
| 17 | Change is threatening when you are not confident of your own resources . |
| 18 | It is running but it 's not showing us anything |
| 19 | But it 's not a question er of saying erm of saying it 's , he 's saying that they are already doing this and that |
| 20 | And I 'm sure that that 's part of why sounds pretty good when he 's saying that it 's not the body that makes us who we are , it 's not the body that matters . |
| 21 | Philippa 's coming and she 's all right , but there are two straights as well and I do n't want you to frighten them . ’ |
| 22 | Which is recognizing that it 's not there to start with . |
| 23 | ‘ The IRA are sure that somebody in the organisation is talking and it 's really put the wind up some people . |
| 24 | Thousands of people do it every day ; what 's wrong with me that my inside 's screaming that it 's not real ? |
| 25 | Now it is rarely seen , though the present herb revival is ensuring that it is once more being propagated and distributed . |
| 26 | ‘ It 's maddening but you 're just left not being able to work and having to get by on benefits . |