Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] it is [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The programme has never done better than it is doing now , it is going great guns . ’ |
| 2 | Place your right hand behind your back so that it is resting on your left hip . |
| 3 | Secure the door to the archway so that it is ajar , and stick the pixie 's head behind so that it is peeping out from behind the door . |
| 4 | Firstly pivot the catapult on the spot so that it is pointing in the direction you wish to shoot . |
| 5 | First pivot the mortar so that it is pointing in the direction you wish to fire . |
| 6 | So I am pleading that the panel really take a great deal of effort in this leaflet so that it is going to be easily understood by even the people who are less well educated than some of us . |
| 7 | To its lenders and investors , the firm has a value only if it is earning more than its cost of capital . |
| 8 | But central government need not give such an undertaking if it is seeking to enforce compliance with a statute or regulation ; although it must do so if it is seeking to protect its property or contractual interests . |
| 9 | A typical gas instantaneous water heater will give a temperature rise of 50°C with a flow rate of around 6.5 litres/minute — so if it is taking water from the mains at 10°C , it will raise the temperature to 60°C . |
| 10 | So if it is happening at club level you can guarantee it is happening at the top . |
| 11 | As a double-check you should read through a document after it has been printed , especially if it is going to be sent to an important customer . |
| 12 | Do n't join in if it is getting hurtful . |
| 13 | Any resistance or reluctance by the scion to take everything , perhaps because it is getting some of what it needs from its own roots , and the stock has to start looking for ways to get rid of the unused energy , and that means making its own top growth , which takes the form of suckers or ‘ briars ’ . |
| 14 | The army itself seems unsure of this proposition , perhaps because it is waiting to see who is most likely to meet its wage bill : many soldiers have not been paid for months . |
| 15 | Any set of conditions that leads to an increase in the activity of an area does so because it is tapping its functions . |
| 16 | New tonofibrillae become attached to the epicuticle only when it is growing . |
| 17 | To attack the predator while it is in a stable position on the ground is far riskier than to do so when it is clinging to high branches . |
| 18 | The answer is not that it is demonstrating ‘ wounded pride ’ , as its owners believe , but instead is revealing its social inferiority . |
| 19 | The next stage is to let the model drift slowly backwards until it is hovering alongside you or , in calm conditions , turn it until it is sideways on . |
| 20 | No , I mean , England have bowled much better at him and Tufnell 's for example is , is very difficult to get away because it is spinning a little bit and I 'm sure that they , the England bowlers must have said to themselves , we 're not going to bowl a lot of short balls at , at we must keep it full length , erm , and so part of this slow score is due to better England bowling . |
| 21 | I would therefore advise against taking any kind of drugs , not just because it is unsporting , or because of the threat of severe penalties on discovery , but also because of the adverse effects any drug regime has on the mind and body . |
| 22 | Whatever the truth , the unwelcome publicity could not come at a worse time for Mercedes — just as it is launching its new top-of-the-range ‘ S ’ model after 12 years of development . |
| 23 | The essay works best when it is dealing with people ; and most of these are biographical sketches . |
| 24 | Footballers and all other competitive sports people stay out but cricketers scurry back inside just when it is getting interesting . |
| 25 | One thing is certain : we can not just amble on and it is going to cost us dearly — £40 000 million according to the National Water Council and others . |
| 26 | I have turned it on and it is doing its little best but our guests from the south are obviously |
| 27 | Apple Computer Inc said yesterday that it is licensing its Newton personal digital assistant technologies to a number of companies in an effort to make Newton a pervasive standard ’ available to the computer , consumer and telecommunications industries . |
| 28 | A 100-kg sow will produce 8 litres , more if it is feeding a litter . |
| 29 | The condition can also follow heavy applications of lime and is one of the risks that have to be taken when a heavy liming is needed to neutralize severe acidity quickly when it is causing problems like canker for example . |
| 30 | Where roads are crossed , raised crossings are provided , with ramps from the road up to the cycle-street 's level and markings to indicate clearly that it is crossing cars that must give way . |