Example sentences of "[subord] it is [adv] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | WHO WILL guard the guardians in the Philippines , where it is rapidly becoming clear that President Aquino does not command her own army ? |
| 2 | Note the pp of the horn against the p of clarinet and bassoons in the last two bars , where it is merely completing their harmony . |
| 3 | That purchase added around 3 percentage points to its share of the liquid milk market , taking it to 16 per cent , where it is now snapping at the heels of the second-largest operator , Dairy Crest , the marketing subsidiary of the MMB , which claims a market share of around 17 per cent . |
| 4 | It is not necessary for the building society to be joined as a party to a registered land transfer where it is only receiving the benefit of a covenant to observe and perform the terms of the mortgage by the wife ( and not releasing the husband ) because it can enforce the covenant without being a party ( Chelsea and Walham Green Building Society v Armstrong [ 1951 ] Ch 853 ) . |
| 5 | The laboratory has no money to pick up Charles Brown 's project , should AIDS arrive here with a vengeance , although it is currently collaborating with Speywood to adapt its conventional purification technology to human blood . |
| 6 | In Europe , performance in France and Spain remains unsatisfactory , although it is now showing the first signs of improvement . |
| 7 | The turning point came in the second quarter , he said , but loss of confidence as a result of the exchange rate crisis hit UK recruitment in the fourth quarter , although it is now starting to grow again . |
| 8 | In Spain , Housman Overseas is no longer active in the Costa del Sol , although it is still dealing with the Costa Blanca . |
| 9 | A closed economy can not dispose of more goods and services than it is currently producing , and the reduction in resources available for current non-government use is independent of the method of finance . |
| 10 | When you shorten distances between elements in a line of jumps , the horse simply has to bring its hocks under more than it is currently doing … while doing so the horse has to shift more weight from its forehand to its quarters , which are thus lowered and ‘ engaged ’ . |
| 11 | Traces of all three elements have been found in isolated cases before then so it is perhaps exaggerating to say that an entirely new tradition was invented . |
| 12 | 2 Make a custard by heating the milk and caster sugar in a small pan until it is almost boiling . |
| 13 | ( Ends sufficient in themselves , it will be remembered , include for us anything chosen however briefly for its own sake , even if it is only lazing in a deckchair in the sun . ) |
| 14 | If you have a really bad cellulite problem I suggest you follow the diet and try and take some sensible form of daily exercise even if it is only walking the dog for a couple of miles . |
| 15 | All of us like to receive support from others when we have a problem , even if it is only talking things over with friends . |
| 16 | Not all people who decide to work from home will be lucky enough to have a ready-made office space and they will need to make changes in their accommodation , even if it is only finding a place to keep the computer and the phone . |
| 17 | What is the point of sending the article to learned referees if it is subsequently going to be altered without warning ? |
| 18 | But it might as well save its money if it is merely going to flow out of the country into the pockets and profits of foreign firms . |
| 19 | Please let us know about EVERY class you teach however specialised and whatever it is called unless it is directly resulting from another qualification e.g. if you teach a yoga type class and do not have a yoga qualification , this statistically should be a Medau Breathing and Relaxation class . |
| 20 | Failure to clear it can only add to the guilt because it is also robbing a relationship the transparency that it lives on . |
| 21 | Migration ( Figure 4.5B ) has played the key role in these growth patterns — indeed , to a greater extent than might be expected from the overall rates of population change , because it is also compensating for substantial natural decrease in some of the fastest growing counties , principally those noted as retirement areas like East and West Sussex , the Isle of Wight , Dorset and Devon ( Figure 4.5A ) . |
| 22 | In an act of knee-jerk political correctness , the University of Washington in Seattle has sold all its Microsoft Corp shares because it is again doing business in South Africa . |
| 23 | 9 ) Polyurethane varnish would be suitable because it is hard wearing , easy to apply and wo n't cover up the grain of the wood . |
| 24 | There is continuous stimulation — you have to be as curious as possible , put your nose into everything , because it is always changing . ’ |
| 25 | Motif is slower than Windows but Bristol 's marketing vice president , Jean Blackwell , says there is no degradation and the software experiences a performance gain because it is now running on a Unix box . |
| 26 | Siemens Nixdorf has the edge because it is currently working closely with Telekom to develop the Ocis office communication software , which is already installed in several sites . |
| 27 | Siemens Nixdorf has the edge because it is currently working closely with Telekom to develop the Ocis office communication software , which is already installed in several sites . |
| 28 | A hobby that demands complete attention is refreshing because it is totally absorbing . |
| 29 | Starting at one end of the wing , the elevator moves across the pile while it is continuously delivering the crop . |
| 30 | While it is also bidding for the Channel 5 licence , the Astra service is more controllable and is free from the perceived whims of the Independent Television Commission and the high stakes of the bidding process . |