Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] it be [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Only very rarely has it been reported in the lung .
2 But it sprawled and flailed round in the small room and I suddenly realized it was going to attack me .
3 One can only think it is to do with their not addressing the rock .
4 But it so chanced it was covered deep , and came to light only when I was here to see .
5 Then Kirgizstan suddenly announced it was introducing the som , gave people a week to exchange their roubles at 200 to the som , and made most rouble transactions illegal after May 17th .
6 Others demand a bit more interaction from the enquiry service — what does the Garden do ; how long has it been doing it ; can staff answer enquiries on particular topics .
7 ‘ How long has it been going on ? ’
8 ‘ How long has it been going on ? ’
9 ‘ How long has it been going on ?
10 ‘ How long has it been going on ? ’
11 How long has it been going
12 She was oh , so brave it was hurting .
13 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 . ’
14 So has it been cooked ?
15 Oh but it 's so wound it 's taking me a lot of time outside .
16 Not only has it been sailing in calm coastal waters , but it also has one of your sea-marshals on board .
17 Overland says it is to merge the Cipher Model M995 nine-track tape drives and Model T480 3480 cartridge drives with its own line .
18 In so doing it is recognized that many of the questions raised are left open for subsequent investigation and that the results are initial and tentative .
19 Even if it began to howl or to wave its rattle , we would hardly claim that by so doing it was discriminating between the items mentioned and a myriad others ; indeed it would be odd to talk of its discriminating at all .
20 ‘ I kinda knew it was gon na happen sooner or later , and I really wanted that sense of responsibility , the discipline of it .
21 About a quarter thought the BBC was biased in its treatment of the Conservative government ; rather less felt it was biased in its treatment of other parties .
22 Only one elector in seven thought ITV was biased in its treatment of the Conservatives and , again , rather less felt it was biased in its treatment of other parties .
23 Our survey panel shows that about a quarter of the electorate thought BBC-TV news was biased in its treatment of the Conservative government , though rather less felt it was biased in its treatment of other parties .
24 Only one in seven thought ITV news was biased in its treatment of the Conservatives and , again , rather less felt it was biased in its treatment of other parties .
25 It does n't necessarily mean it 's going to work at front of house , so the sound man takes a direct feed , just a regular Marshall , dry , up to the house .
26 The presence of Pentrite in the wreckage , especially in the remains of the forward hold , does not necessarily mean it was destroyed by a bomb .
27 The fact that literal retaliation by bodily mutilation was legally allowed does not necessarily mean it was practised .
28 A ticket agency is closing down claiming it 's lost fifty thousand pounds following the last minute cancellation of a concert by the pop star Prince .
29 A minister need only let it be known directly that he would welcome such demonstrations of ‘ spontaneous ’ violent support , or at least would not use police power to suppress it .
30 It looked out over a garden so long overgrown it was returning to jungle .
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