Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [conj] it have " in BNC.
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| 1 | said once I said and I , when she 's been going and it 's been cold out there I said to her cos she always comes on a Tuesday dinner time |
| 2 | Was it only hours since she 'd been wishing that it had ? |
| 3 | Well yes , yes in terms it sounds mos most confusing compared with a straightforward business world but if , if , if the campaign are saying that it 's got to be this way for legal reasons they 're not prepared to accept it . |
| 4 | Today , however , the Sun must be wishing that it had held that headline in reserve . |
| 5 | The many criticisms that have been made of this body of work will be recognised , but again we will be arguing that it has much to teach us , especially as regards incorporating an understanding of instinctive behaviour into an understanding of social relations and moral careers . |
| 6 | I 'm hoping that it has worked this time . |
| 7 | I am sure you will be feeling that it has all been worthwhile . |
| 8 | Equally — perhaps more seriously — the relative value of the basic pension has been falling because it has been related to prices , not incomes , so that unless steps are taken , by the year 2025 the value of the basic pension as a proportion of gross earnings could have fallen by half . |
| 9 | Many were guessing that it had been filled with pepper or castor-oil or some other foul-tasting substance that would make the boy violently sick . |
| 10 | And just keep a record of the time that I recorded it and er a little bit I 've just got to give the first names of the people that were talking but it 's done anonymously so there 's no no problem with that . |
| 11 | I think it 's deceiving because it 's got such high ceilings |
| 12 | I become aware when parts of my body become tense and , more importantly , I know now how to ‘ relax ’ them , and when my body is saying that it has had enough I am able to leave things till tomorrow instead of insisting that they have to be done today . |
| 13 | What we will be doing is saying that it has to be clearly stated so that customers can see before they enter into the transaction and then we expect competitive forces in the market to make sure that the charges do n't get unrealistic . |
| 14 | No , what we would be doing is saying that it has to be clearly stated so that the customers can see before they enter into the transaction , and then we expect competitive forces in the market to make sure that the charges do n't get unrealistic . |
| 15 | Erm I just wonder whether it might not have been better to move round a little bit to the left so we could have seen the lady 's hand and sa as well er er and as well as her face , you know , we 've got ta get we can see what she 's doing , know what she 's doing but it 'd been nice if you could have included her hands . |
| 16 | He reckons the trip would have been smashing if it had been the height of summer but as it was , he saw practically nothing from start to finish . |
| 17 | Though her heart was thumping as it had then , no one but herself would ever know it . |
| 18 | It was emptying but it 's started filling up again . |
| 19 | By the week 's end the proctologist was saying that it had been the best goddamned vacation he had ever taken , and as we passed the bunkering moorings near McIllvanney 's yard I saw him take Ellen aside and I guessed he was offering her a job . |
| 20 | She turned away , leaving Peggy standing stiff and cold , although the sun was shining and it had been in the seventies all day . |