Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] [conj] it [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | it 's stopped raining and it 's not raining or anything . |
| 2 | Mushroom compost is the material from mushroom beds after cropping has finished , by which time the urine content has gone , but it still needs composting if it is to be dug in . |
| 3 | Again this causes blurring and it 's difficult to see near details . |
| 4 | think probably it 's because it needs painting cos it 's a horrible colour is n't it ? |
| 5 | The bridge plate should only need replacing if it is split or lifting away from beneath the table ; check for this by looking inside with a torch and a small mirror . |
| 6 | The Education Minister in the AIG , Farooq Azam was reported on July 2 as having resigned claiming that it was " more or less a dead organization " . |
| 7 | I say metamorphosing because it is our firm intention to continue the natural development process which has been going on in recent years , rather than make any radical changes just because we are now a university . |
| 8 | oh the cupboards are brilliant it 's just the fronts are so dated and the man in these reports in the house said erm , kitchen is satisfactory but it needs updating and it was only about seven years ago it was brand new , no , not seven , have we been in then , no eight , so nine or something , I know the fronts need sorting out . |
| 9 | I 'm never going to forget what I saw — or stop wondering whether it 's happening again . ’ |
| 10 | That unsettled me a bit , but we eventually got going and it was all right . |
| 11 | I do n't mind walking but it 's I get the shopping |
| 12 | No I do n't mind walking if it 's fine , I said to Sandra |
| 13 | Although the animal was slow to mature ( some claimed that it would keep growing until it was six years old ) the new society was able to show that properly managed steers could reach market weights before they were two years old . |
| 14 | It will keep going until it is all gone and then it will go to another place with water and do the same . |
| 15 | ‘ The party 's only just got going and it 's quiet up here , peaceful . |
| 16 | ‘ I do n't mind staying if it 's all the same to you , ’ she said . |
| 17 | I know , look crying and it 's still sore today . |
| 18 | I , I mean , I at the moment I 'm not doing anything about Neil 's training because we 've got coming and it 's it 's too soon to start stirring up the bud again . |
| 19 | See what he 's doing with his fur , look scratching and it 's going off and , he knocks his fur off and then it falls , falls out look at him the |
| 20 | felt it had not helped embalming as it was not in a sufficiently dignified manner . |
| 21 | In this case , the physiotherapist gives the sole of the foot gently graded stretching as it is placed to the floor . |
| 22 | How can I avoid seeing that it is this kind of government that threatens my grandchildren ? ’ |
| 23 | It keeps occurring and it 's called ‘ morphic resonance ’ ; something is simply in the air and more than one person picks it up . |
| 24 | I finished painting when it was too dark to see and later , in the nearest pub , I asked myself why I find water the most satisfying of all foregrounds. what follows gives some of the answers . |
| 25 | Or , of course , what Darwin did n't know bu but discovered was haemophilia keeps going because it 's recessive . |
| 26 | Most people who have visited Pisa know that the Torre Pendente began toppling while it was still being built . |
| 27 | reply or reply saying that it 's |
| 28 | They took the baby and I remember asking if it was okay and did I have a boy or a girl . |
| 29 | ‘ Everyone keeps saying that it 's great , . |
| 30 | He must avoid drinking because it is the popular vice , and sins make all equal whom they find together . |