Example sentences of "[coord] it is [adv] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now we have the first royal re-marriage and it is barely raising a ripple . |
| 2 | Morning coffee and afternoon tea are served here , together with light snacks , and it is already proving a popular meeting place for the ladies of St John 's Wood . |
| 3 | We already have the first stage of economic and monetary union — the exchange rate mechanism — and it is already doing great damage to Britain . |
| 4 | You have tried to start the offline integrity check using option 9.6.0 — Start Offline Integrity Check — and it is already running . |
| 5 | You have tried to start the offline integrity check using option 9.6.0 — Start Offline Integrity Check and it is already running . |
| 6 | And it is even becoming reliable : 90% of BR 's commuter trains arrive within five minutes of schedule , against only 65% in Germany . |
| 7 | Yet this is exactly what is happening and it is also happening with the schools in a reactive stance . |
| 8 | The latest flare-up between the two countries — following last summer 's ball-tampering claims and counter-claims — is a direct result of Graveney 's remarks following the infamous Mike Gatting-Shakoor Rana row in 1987 , when he said : ‘ They have been cheating us for 37 years and it is just getting worse and worse . ’ |
| 9 | After the infamous Mike Gatting-Shakoor Rana row in 1987 , Graveney , 65 , said of Pakistan : ‘ They 've been cheating us for 37 years and it is just getting worse and worse . ’ |
| 10 | And it is surely dying from cancer with dignity which requires bravery . |
| 11 | The movement was not without criticism from those whose support might have been taken for granted ; Robertson Nicoll pronounced the 1894 Congress a ‘ failure ’ because ‘ it does not represent Nonconformity and it is wholly lacking in enthusiasm and initiative . ’ |
| 12 | As always , the Chairman and other members have represented the Young Bar at various overseas events , and it is always striking to note in other countries the extent to which the Young Bar forms a highly influential and powerful part of the Bar organisation . |
| 13 | It is significant that in ( David Raymond ) Smith the Court of Appeal had first to perform some surgery on the relationship of mens rea to the actus reus of criminal damage to reach the desired conclusion and it is therefore unsurprising that adverse comment was expressed by some of their Lordships in Morgan . |
| 14 | And it is deeply revealing that recent scholarly research into what tribal art he could have encountered during the time of his first enthusiasm for it has demonstrated that he could not have seen most of the examples which art historians have previously compared and juxtaposed to his paintings.1 |
| 15 | The faculty has regularly reviewed both its membership examination regulations and syllabus and its training recommendations over the past 20 years to ensure that they keep up to date , most recently with a complete revision last year , and it is continually striving to improve education and training in the specialty . |
| 16 | Final configuration and pricing has yet to be finalised , the firm says , and it is still casting around for a name , although Series 200 has been mooted . |
| 17 | ‘ We have come to the end of that chapter , they have spent the money , sold off the assets , squeezed the public services , cut the training , tossed everything they possibly can out of the boat , and it is still sinking . |
| 18 | Today it has risen by more than twenty years , to 72 for men and 77 for women , and it is still rising . |
| 19 | By the late 80s , this figure had spiralled to more than 50% of all marriages — and it is still rising . |
| 20 | From this same quarry the longest bridge in Cornwall was built across the Camel at Wadebridge in 1485 , and it is still going strong . |
| 21 | But there has been endless comment by members of the Labour Party leadership as well as others about the outcome of the election and it is still going on . |
| 22 | It appears as the instrumental introduction ( and two instrumental interludes ) , it comes four times in each of the two choruses , and it is still going when the song fades out . |
| 23 | A decade later and it is still tackling the controversial issues and delighting its loyal audience . |
| 24 | A few plants are associated with historical lore such as the pink convolvulus or sea bindweed ( Calystegia soldanella ) , which is called ‘ the Prince 's flower ’ , because it was said to have been originally sown by Prince Charles in 1745 when he landed in Eriskay , and it is still growing on that island . |
| 25 | It made the ground and it is still making the sky . |
| 26 | Er and it is actually doing a useful job . |
| 27 | It is not responsive to the local communities and it is totally lacking in democracy . |
| 28 | After all , the survey will have to be done at some stage and it is only going to be helpful to carry out a pilot if it tells the designer something he did not know . |
| 29 | Before any committal warrant is issued , the magistrates court must hold a means inquiry , and it is only following that that a warrant can be issued . |
| 30 | Specialeyes marketing director Steve Jacobs says the company has always been perceived as being at the cheap end of the market and it is now trying to raise its image with its professional market and consumers . |