Example sentences of "[verb] it [is] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The supermarket 's suppliers Gulf Oil , based in Cheltenham , said it was reacting to a local situation and Tesco says the cut is part of it 's service to customers , denying it 's creating an artificially low price . |
| 2 | The Oxford Regional Health Authority is denying it 's seeking an out of court settlement for haemophiliacs infected with the AIDS virus . |
| 3 | Since then , Sarawak 's logging activity has increased : official figures suggest it is taking at least 18 million cubic metres , with a possible further illegal cut of seven million cubic metres . |
| 4 | I mean we could all spend all day discussing that particular issue but up until the decision is made and which road they 're gon na go down we do know it 's gon na be banding but on what on what basis is it gon na be ? |
| 5 | Let them know it 's going to have a fabulous programme and be full of people they know or others of a like mind . |
| 6 | Erm again when I have bad days with these wrists they just give way , and this is not a mental thing at all , I mean I could be holding a , a glass or a cup in my hand or a , a , a dish of something for that matter , and the er the nerves just relax the muscle and out it goes , it 's n n I do n't know it 's going to happen , but it can happen . |
| 7 | And you do n't actually know it 's going off do you ? |
| 8 | When a document says something , how do we know it is telling the truth ? |
| 9 | At the other end of the scale they quite often roll just beneath the surface , and if the water is choppy you will not know it is happening . |
| 10 | Oh but it 's so wound it 's taking me a lot of time outside . |
| 11 | How come it 's taking years to do your hair ? |
| 12 | Rivals say it 's costing the Murdoch empire millions , when the Times is already loss making . |
| 13 | That 's , that 's , that 's a , that 's a straight line , and you say it 's speeding up ? |
| 14 | Mind you if you say it 's doing , yo er , started erm writing to somebody you really like and you 've got ta get it perfect . |
| 15 | Prison officers at a new jail say it 's becoming a dumping ground for unruly inmates . |
| 16 | Critics say it 's encroaching on the green belt and would devastate local villages . |
| 17 | A group of families living beside one of the region 's busiest commuter routes are facing a five-mile detour to get home , because they 've been marooned by roadworks.They say it 's making their lives a misery , and want engineers to make them a special short cut to improve things . |
| 18 | Anyway I 'm not saying a word to him , I 'm gon na wait and see if and what he says because I say it 's making me angry . |
| 19 | Normally they forecast for open water so when they say it 's going to blow Force 3/4 , the wind on the beach tends to be nearer Force 2/3 . |
| 20 | They say it 's going to increase production , but it may involve other costs . |
| 21 | They say it 's going to be nice tomorrow . |
| 22 | John the butcher at erm butcher this morning and I said never say it 's gon na snow , I said , it wo n't snow will it John ? |
| 23 | They say it 's failing millions of people living in severe hardship . |
| 24 | It is sad to discover it is happening again . ’ |
| 25 | But it needs to know it is getting better . ’ |
| 26 | We 'll be playing three-line hockey , with the third line led by Ivor Bennett , but I 'm realistic enough to know it is going to be a very difficult situation against three strong teams . ’ |
| 27 | So if it is happening at club level you can guarantee it is happening at the top . |
| 28 | Thrill as you realise it 's coming soon ! |
| 29 | ‘ It takes the pressure off but we realise it 's going to get harder . |
| 30 | Being practical people they all realise it 's going to be a while before DCE becomes reality . |