Example sentences of "[pron] is [adv] [v-ing] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The way people talk over here is pure poetry and nobody is really using that in songs so I thought I 'd have a go . ’ |
| 2 | ( It 's just possible that the youngsters were expressing a scientific talent rather than a dislike of the press , for their is no denying that McGinty 's ample form would produce an immediate uplift in the balloon . ) |
| 3 | No one is yet saying that either company will follow Bond , Hawkins or Skase . |
| 4 | And there is no pretending that these are anything but sectarian . |
| 5 | There is no denying that the miners suffered a humiliating defeat , but was this true of the wider trade union movement ? |
| 6 | Although much remained unaltered , there is no denying that some significant changes were occurring . |
| 7 | On balance the evidence suggests that the Liberal decline began before the First World War , but there is no denying that the war speeded up this process . |
| 8 | There is no denying that a person 's beliefs about the likely consequences of his acts are relevant to his normative situation . |
| 9 | There is no denying that even in summer Ben Nevis is a magnificent peak , and a winter ascent for those well equipped and prepared will be a doubly stirring experience . |
| 10 | There is no denying that this is a severe problem . |
| 11 | There is no denying that a good aromatherapy massage is a truly divine experience ; and giving massage can be enjoyable too . |
| 12 | There is no denying that the present government has done something to influence both sides of this equation . |
| 13 | Alex Ferguson might have doubts about his ability as a team player , but there is no denying that , when the mood takes him , Hughes can be a devastating striker . |
| 14 | However , there is no denying that the picture quality does suffer at these low levels : the colours become increasingly weak and washed-out looking , and the sharpness of the definition falls off because the lens is having to work at its maximum aperture . |
| 15 | Nevertheless there is no denying that the threat of removal has radically altered the relationship between chairmen and committee members . |
| 16 | More generally , while there is no denying that leaders couch their statements in moral language , which seems to emphasize differences and minimize similarities , their actions often bear little resemblance to these moral pronouncements . |
| 17 | Now , there is no denying that past controversies were rooted in circumstances that were peculiar to the age in which they occurred . |
| 18 | If this seems too severe , there is no denying that the development of the industrial co-operative sector has had little reason over the years to feel grateful to the Consumer Movement . |
| 19 | Whatever criticisms may be made of the STV there is no denying that it has proved viable in its own fashion in twenty-two general elections in the Republic of Ireland . |
| 20 | Whatever you can make of equation [ 9 ] there is no denying that it is a differential equation , not so very different in its way from the differential equations that Newton and Maxwell had used when they had created the fundamental basis of classical physics . |
| 21 | Whilst there is no denying that from its early days the Castro government provided safe haven and some aid to the revolutionary groups which flocked to Havana from all over Latin America and the Caribbean — in 1959 Cuba was the launching base for unsuccessful attacks on Haiti , Panama and the Dominican Republic — these activities must be set in context . |
| 22 | There is no denying that hierarchical structure has been the source of a great deal of trouble and inefficiency . |
| 23 | Whilst there is no denying that cartography in its more advanced forms was never seen as an integral part of geography , it is nevertheless true that as cartography adopted more advanced technology it became more remote from geography , possibly as a result of the relatively lower interest in technology among most geographers . |
| 24 | There is no denying that many things have improved since the revolution . |
| 25 | Jackie had finished racing by the time I got involved in the sport , but it is utterly fitting that this collection of drivers ' portraits should begin with Jackie : not only because he was a great champion , not just because he changed the course of the sport , but because he 's really never been away . |
| 26 | It is thus fitting that nowhere has pop been so active as in that area so firmly delineated as ‘ private ’ by the dominant culture and woe betide those who , like politicians in sex scandals , mix the public and the private , or otherwise transgress the narrow boundaries — namely those of sexuality and gender . |
| 27 | It is particularly fitting that Underwood should have chosen to step down in a year when the president of the Rugby Football Union is Peter Yarranton , himself a former England player and RAF pilot , who will be at today 's game . |
| 28 | It is particularly fitting that we should have the debates on education and employment on the same day , because education is a continuing process throughout life upon which employment is heavily dependent . |
| 29 | It is particularly striking that some of these reviewers , when discussing recordings by English ensembles , praise what they assume to be the impeccable musicological credentials of what they are hearing , so clear does it seem to European eyes that early-music performance in England is conducted under the vigilant eyes of scholars . |
| 30 | It is surely fitting that this should happen since nearly every member of the congregation contributed in some way to the result . |