Example sentences of "[v-ing] [is] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | So you might find that if you do a thing on the H P you may find that what is being what 's happening is that it it it 's creating the wrong size addressings in the look up table because either it 's using you know , er signed and it 's su assuming unsigned byte or something . |
| 2 | The most likely explanation of anting is that it helps birds like the European jay to keep their feathers in good condition . |
| 3 | Another point worth remembering is that it is important to make sure that your parent 's larder is well stocked with the right kind of non-perishable foods to deal with any emergency such as extreme weather conditions , or times when you may be unable to visit her because of illness or holidays , unless a neighbour is doing her shopping for her . |
| 4 | The main advantage of forfaiting is that it offers 100% finance . |
| 5 | Alice is told that the reason it is grinning is because it is a Cheshire Cat . |
| 6 | Yes , the chicken and egg syndrome is interesting because and I agree it is a viscious circle , but in fact you do n't make new omelettes unless you do break some eggs , and I think the time has come to break some eggs and I think that 's what I 'm advocating is that it will come from the teacher because the teacher is the guiding light of what happens in the classroom , and if the teacher has it in the back of their mind there will be no science , then there will be no science . |
| 7 | Yes , the chicken and egg syndrome is interesting because and I agree it is a vicious circle , but in fact you do n't make new omelettes unless you do break some eggs , and I think the time has come to break some eggs and I think that 's what I 'm advocating is that it will come from the teacher because the teacher is the guiding light of what happens in the classroom , and if the teacher has it in the back of their mind there will be no science , then there will be no science . |
| 8 | My attitude to ageing is that it 's inevitable so there 's very little you can do about it . |
| 9 | ‘ The thing about directing is that it depends on how you read a play . |
| 10 | The great thing about drilling is that it can be fun , but remember not to spend too much time on one particular drill , since boredom can easily set in and have a disruptive influence . |
| 11 | For one of the reasons given by people for not complaining is that it is a waste of time to do so . |
| 12 | What attracted me to this way of speaking is that it would seem to allow for a celebration of the diversity of human beings , this held together with an emphasis on the commonness of their humanity . |
| 13 | What is worth considering is whether it could be of help if ‘ things were improved ’ . |
| 14 | He added : ‘ The picture we are getting is that it is spreading nationally . |
| 15 | What I am saying is that it is never too late to reformulate your goals : do n't give up and just accept your lot as if it were a sentence handed out by life . |
| 16 | All I am saying is that it was n't possible for me . |
| 17 | There 's a lot of conservatism in the vocal world here , and they sometimes come to performances to compare if it 's louder or softer ; I like big voices and I 'm trying to collect every rich voice I can , does n't matter if it 's in Novosibirsk where we heard Gorchakova , but what I 'm saying is that it has to be a complex , not just a voice and something else , or not just actor and a bit of voice . ’ |
| 18 | Okay but all I was just saying is that it would be helpful that before we that Ian has seen through these |
| 19 | . So really what I 'm saying is that it h would have an undue impact on highway network and in particular on that particular erm strand of it . |
| 20 | But , but they 're saying that , ooh apart from I think the what they 're really saying is that it 's better to wait till in |
| 21 | but what I 'm saying is if it happens , |
| 22 | The trouble with talking about yourself the way Stuart is doing is that it makes people jump to conclusions . |
| 23 | What that exhibition in fact is doing is that it 's not saying here 's a new spirit in painting , it 's saying that we the organizers , having not bothered to show you these things in the sixties and seventies , will now allow you to see them in the eighties , and we will pretend there 's a new spirit because we think it 's good for the art world to have new fashions , new movements , or at least something new going on that will produce some kind of emotional pressure . |
| 24 | A question worth asking is whether it will be easier to teach competent makers in the first three categories , in which engineers are well represented , enough about the work of the fourth to understand how a company works , or to teach the fourth about the first three to the same standard . |
| 25 | But erm , the , so although he , he , the point I 'm making is although it was who says he mentioned symbolism , or became aware of it , it 's er , it does n't conflict with the point th that , that we were making earlier , that the only person who can interpret their dreams is the dreamer ultimately . |
| 26 | The reason why caterwauling is associated with rutting is because it is most common then , the scent of the female on heat attracting males from far and wide and bringing them uncomfortably close together , so that they feel unusually inclined to vent their feelings of hostility towards one another . |
| 27 | The real trouble with smacking is that it is too easy . |
| 28 | What I 'm suggesting is that it ought to be possible to design an inner northern relief road with an appropriate junction and with appropriate traffic managements in the centre of Harrogate so that you can encourage a significant proportion of the traffic that would otherwise have used the western relief road to divert to the southern bypass and inner relief road . |
| 29 | All I am hoping is that it was n't the boy friend you 're meeting tomorrow evening . ’ |
| 30 | What is certain is that , although a lot of ‘ experts ’ are ready to tell you what to do — and you may be the kind of gardener who merely wants a set of step-by-step instructions — the point entirely missing is that it is you , and only you , who has to use your judgement and make the decisions . |