Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] it is [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No one knows where HIV started , but we do know that it is spreading fast and nearly every country in the world has people with HIV or AIDS . |
| 2 | It does not follow that it is binding . |
| 3 | The satellite pictures shows a lot of cloud just to the east of us , but you 'll see that it is moving away . |
| 4 | Imagine a department which can see that it is going to overspend its budget . |
| 5 | It should be noted however , that LIFESPAN RDBI will NOT terminate if it is applying indexes when the specified transfer time elapses . |
| 6 | And just because the fish lives in the water with it , does not mean that it is going to eat it — it would be like you eating mouldy food . |
| 7 | I dare say he felt that all this modern stuff was a bit beyond him , and I must admit that it is getting beyond me . |
| 8 | Only time will tell if it is going to be alright . |
| 9 | Whether the NHS is meeting the needs of the patients and the community , and can prove that it is doing so is open to question " . |
| 10 | Does he agree that it is becoming a matter of considerable importance that a common position is reached ? |
| 11 | If the focus process suggests one candidate in an earlier ‘ batch ’ than another , we can say that it is imposing a strong preference between those candidates ; so strong that the second one will only be considered at all if the reasoner decides the first is completely implausible . |
| 12 | AT&T Co says it is studying a device that would turn an ordinary television set into a terminal that could call up films , shows and information or act as a video telephone , but it insisted that it is only in the prototype phase and denied a Los Angeles Times story that a field test of the technology would be announced next month ; it would neither confirm nor deny that it is teaming up with BellSouth Corp and Viacom International Inc in the interactive television work . |
| 13 | I think we 'll find that it is drawing back . ’ |