Example sentences of "it [be] [prep] [v-ing] [to-vb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before going on to ask what happens in area 17 , it is worth digressing to point out that things are rather different in other vertebrates . |
| 2 | Before exploring the history of the dispute itself , it is worth pausing to ask why no men were working the Monotype machines . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | If you are being selected for redundancy in preference to one or more of your colleagues , it is worth trying to find out why . |
| 5 | It is worth reiterating to look out for cosmetic ranges labelled ‘ non-comedogenic ’ . |
| 6 | It is like trying to ladle out the sea with a sieve . ) |
| 7 | It was like waiting to jump off a cliff — and then , not jumping . |