Example sentences of "in [v-ing] [conj] it [be] " in BNC.

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1 But , even while her spirits were taking a nosedive that , supposing he was offering her a lift to Prague , there would n't be any point in accepting if it was unlikely she 'd be able to book in anywhere , he , to her absolute astonishment , was going on , ‘ There 's a spare room in a suite I 've reserved for this month — you can have that if you wish . ’
2 They must take note , in passing as it were , of who is speaking , without any loss of continuity in following the quoted words .
3 go into a wedding , you go in believing that it is forever that 's it !
4 I am at one with the hon. Gentleman in believing that it is important that we develop such a policy — but neither he nor I , nor anyone else , can say that any particular state of agriculture is frozen .
5 Never mind , it is a reckless , bloodthirsty tale , with Roland ultimately being punished for his hubris in refusing until it was too late to blow his oliphant , or horn , to summon back Charlemagne and the rest of the army to help his vastly outnumbered rear guard .
6 The question of management and legal representation for aspiring new-comers is just as valid in publishing as it is in recording .
7 From this material he felt justified in inferring that the universe of galaxies is isotropic about ourselves , and in due course , in inferring that it is homogeneous in the large .
8 The effect of the work on a significant proportion of the likely audience is all that matters in deciding whether it is obscene under s1 .
9 No , there 's no point in moving unless it 's I 'm getting er a lot of money .
10 In considering whether it was reasonable for an applicant to continue to occupy accommodation in another country the local authority might take into account the custom and lifestyle in that country .
11 I have no hesitation in holding that it is .
12 When introducing the Sanjo Rokkaku we were exaggerating a little in stating that it was a flat ‘ kite ’ , and that it is reasonably stable .
13 ‘ I find myself in complete agreement with Professor Knight and would go further in saying that it is not credible that a karate chop to the base of the nose could cause a fracture of the anterior cranial fossa without considerable damage to the nasal structure . ’
14 However , where , as in the present case , there is an injunction in force , it seems to me that Mr. Langley and Mr. Philipson are right in saying that it is open to the court to consider the issue of validity , since , if the notice were indeed invalid , it could not override the injunction or give grounds for a variation .
15 The Reindeer is to push the car park back , half way across the grass , er which is er am I correct in saying that it 's putting it back where it was ?
16 and erm but the plane , the er boat was slow in coming and it was so hard to get a ship back then
17 Recondite though her theme may be , she succeeds , by focusing on its scientific aspects , in demonstrating that it is not without relevance to our own times , as becomes immediately apparent when she finds the origin of the movement in an information explosion .
18 In fact to judge the book as a whole in determining if it was obscene had generally been the practice in law for the hundred years since the Hicklin case .
19 At all events we shall not go wrong in assuming that it is not without good reason that he tells us of so impressive a roll call of nationalities on the day of Pentecost ( 2:5–11 ) .
20 However , this analysis is important in showing that it is not rational expectations itself which produces the result that monetary policy can not be used to stabilize real variables in the economy ; rather , it is the combination of rational expectations and a particular class of model .
21 E. A. H. Roberts , and later E. P. ( later Sir Edward ) Abraham , both students of Robinson 's , succeeded in purifying and crystallizing lysozyme , while Chain collaborated in showing that it was indeed an enzyme , as Fleming had suggested , and that it decomposed an essential constituent of the cell wall of those organisms which were sensitive to its effect .
22 A distant square tower really does look round ; any mistake lies in judging that it is round , and can be corrected by further sense-experience .
23 The Open Spaces Soc-iety is overwhelmingly right in stressing that it is n't just feudal landlords who are the threat .
24 If this proves not to be the case and if , faced with a major unemployment crisis , Britain finds itself with no recourse , then it should not hesitate in seceding before it is too late .
25 I am anxious that we should play an active part not only in setting it up but in ensuring that it is in operation in the United Kingdom by the end of 1992 .
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