Example sentences of "[vb infin] it [is] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 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 ?
2 How do we know it 's stolen ? ’ and warmed to him , grateful that he was willing to defend her , though fearful in case she was asked direct .
3 Let them know it 's going to have a fabulous programme and be full of people they know or others of a like mind .
4 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 .
5 And you do n't actually know it 's going off do you ?
6 See they do n't know it 's to hurt .
7 When a document says something , how do we know it is telling the truth ?
8 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 .
9 yeah , we 've lost an enormous amount of staff probably a third of our staff disappeared in the last twelve months , and I think y you we must recognise it 's bound to make an impact and here we are sitting here feeling a bit shell shocked and that 's no doubt one of the contributory factors .
10 So if it is happening at club level you can guarantee it is happening at the top .
11 If they are , the best way they can show it is to do something decisive about their economy .
12 Probably the only way to try and prevent it is to go into the schools and get people that have been through the proble , the problem theirselves to go into the schools and try and educate the kids to stay off drugs .
13 It is not that the information in the second version is not true , but rather that it is assumed — and that the witness can assume it is assumed .
14 and I would do it is to go during the day , knock on somebody 's door and pretend I 'm selling something .
15 The only one who will do it is left , he 'll be
16 Thus my belief that striking the match will light it is justified inferentially .
17 The amazing thing about infidelity is that , for a long time , you do n't believe it 's happening .
18 Do you believe it 's going to happen then ?
19 I do not believe it is disputed that this factor has been powerfully in operation recently .
20 It 's a bird does not entail It is adapted for flight
21 ‘ Well , madam , you can see it 's raining , ca n't you ?
22 So we did that , and they said , ‘ We can see it 's handed over , if you want ’ .
23 And you can see it 's running down from the bottom , the pressure in n it you see ?
24 As you can see it 's starting
25 We 've all been trucking along for so long on the back of the post-war consensus ( more growth , more production , more consumption , more jobs , more energy , more roads , more hospitals , more rubbish , etc ) , that most people are understandably reluctant to get off the treadmill — even though they can see it 's falling to pieces .
26 I can see it 's happening , but why here and-now ? ’
27 ‘ No , you can see it 's lying dormant .
28 So again we do need to practise coordination it needs to have lots of practice , it is of course frequently affected by certain types of illnesses er and , and again that may be inevitable but again the more past experience you 've acquired and the more , the greater your ability to fight back , even though you 're fighting a losing battle if it 's an illness , can you see it 's going to delay the difficult bit the difficult part longer , you 're going to be able to cope .
29 see it on that Transit you used to run , as I 'm going along I can see it 's going down .
30 I 'm up to date and I can see it 's going to change in the future really .
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