Example sentences of "[prep] [conj] it is [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It acts as if it is looking after all our interests in ways too subtle and refined for us to understand . |
| 2 | A horse standing perfectly in the show ring , with its ears nicely pricked , may indicate that it is cross by pressing its lips tightly together , as if it is refusing some nasty-tasting medicine . |
| 3 | Attach the arm inside the sarcophagus so that it looks as if it is coming out of the base , and bend it up slightly so that it looks as if it is pushing up the lid . |
| 4 | Place the foot at the base of the door , and attach the arm so that it looks as if it is holding the door open slightly . |
| 5 | The Ottawa , Ontario company looks as if it is beginning to falter by reporting second quarter losses of $1.1m on turnover down by 2% at $30m . |
| 6 | Attach a ‘ bandage ’ to the arm and drape over the sarcophagus to look as if it is unravelling . |
| 7 | The furniture stands around listlessly , as if it is waiting to be sold . |
| 8 | His voice sounds as if it is attempting to name the floors as he passes them . |
| 9 | Attach the arm inside the sarcophagus so that it looks as if it is coming out of the base , and bend it up slightly so that it looks as if it is pushing up the lid . |
| 10 | It pulls up and rounds out the corners of its mouth , and chomps its teeth together rapidly in an obsequious manner , as if it is saying : ‘ Do n't hurt me , I 'm only a baby ! ’ |
| 11 | It is as if it is walking through a minefield . |
| 12 | Now , as the chairman said we base the salaries of directors on two elements an element of base salary which looks at market levels and we ergo , have a fair base which reflects a sort of medium to upper level of companies of this size we then leverage , very carefully , a bonus scheme related to performance and I believe that is the right thing to do and I believe and so do my fellow directors who sit on that committee believe that it is one of the reasons that we 've seen the great growth in this company over the last five years which you 've achieved and which actually the Chancellor of the Exchequer would very glad about because it is increasing the wealth and the benefit of this country , particularly as a lot of those earnings are coming from overseas and will in , in time be repatriated in Britain . |
| 13 | ‘ I believe that what we do is morally positive in that it is keeping people alive . ’ |
| 14 | But it was n't to be and as a result we now have fewer engineers and probably fewer skilled people in industry than ever before : crumbly foundations to build upon if it is going to be built along the old traditional lines . |
| 15 | First , theory needs to be explicit about whether it is dealing with symmetrical or asymmetrical , reversible or irreversible relationships . |