Example sentences of "it be [prep] pausing [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's worth pausing to examine the peculiar animosity which Rushdie seems to arouse , quite unconnected with Muslim wrath at his supposed blasphemy . |
| 2 | Before exploring the history of the dispute itself , it is worth pausing to ask why no men were working the Monotype machines . |
| 3 | Before looking at the day-to-day working of the system in London and Birmingham , it is worth pausing to describe the role of the school care committees , for in both cities they were the vital link in the attempt to make the transition an educational rather than an industrial process . |
| 4 | It is worth pausing to look at the degree of crowd disorder associated with these sports and the possible reasons for such profiles . |
| 5 | These questions are so plainly hard to answer that it is worth pausing to consider why they have not had more effect on the development of International Relations theories . |
| 6 | It is worth pausing to consider ‘ deindustrialization ’ , the destruction of what Row thorn ( 1986 ) calls a ‘ workshop economy ’ , and of the role of space in this as identified by Massey ( 1984 ) . |
| 7 | However , it is worth pausing to question whether ‘ independence ’ in this AL is actually attainable by any adult person , irrespective of mental and physical ability . |