Example sentences of "be [conj] it is [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ All signs are that it is making a real impact in reducing the spread of Aids , ’ Mr Roberts said . |
| 2 | ‘ Industrial drug research is facing a crisis ’ was the headline of a British Medical Journal editorial recently ; and all the indications in Cured to Death are that it is going to get worse . |
| 3 | The government 's official line is that it is aiming for an agreement with East Germany on monetary matters by the end of next month ; it does not deny reports that D-Day for GEMU could be July 1st . |
| 4 | What is extraordinary is that it is taking off in England — the land of the Stiff Upper Lip , where the primary emotion often seems to be fear of embarrassment . |
| 5 | One view of the overall employment implications of new technology is that it is bringing about the collapse of work . |
| 6 | But let us be clear about just what it is that it is seeing . |
| 7 | He added : ‘ The picture we are getting is that it is spreading nationally . |
| 8 | The hon. Gentleman has said that it is in the process of acquiring two incredibly beautiful works and the point is that it is acquiring them even though they cost much more than the nominal amount of Government grant available . |
| 9 | The list is longer , but what I am getting at is that it is going to be extremely expensive to cut down this pollution . |
| 10 | The weight of the evidence is that it is growing stronger and more united and , as I shall go on to argue , this can be best explained within the context of the culture-ideology of consumerism . |