Example sentences of "it is [prep] have [art] " in BNC.
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1 | If screaming for sweets in the supermarket can occasionally be successful the child learns that it is worth having a go every time they pass the supermarket checkout . |
2 | When turning the ends to be jointed , it is worth having a piece of scrap wood on hand with the appropriate holes bored into it to check for a snug fit . |
3 | It is worth having a store of them up your sleeve until confidence has grown to the state where they can be produced off the top of the head . |
4 | Even if you are running an existing home accounts package it is worth having a look at this one , I feel confident that you will want to change . |
5 | Democracy is not just about having elections : it is about having a proper parliament capable of scrutiny and of holding governments to account . |
6 | Make sure that , sure they 're good quality photographs , normally black and white , sharp , appropriate and so forth , and make sure that you 've got sufficient details associated with it , often a good way of doing it is by having a , something typed on a slip of paper which is just very slightly stuck to the , to the back so the editor can actually see what the thing is and can take it off if he needs to when the picture is actually being reproduced . |
7 | I do not truly know what it is like to have a child with Down 's Syndrome ’ ( Cunningham 1982 : 16 ) . |
8 | It is like having a large array of small drawers containing electronic components . |
9 | It is like having an auntie in a way , but in other ways she is a mum because whenever it 's anything special , she always sends up something ... but it 's as I said before , like an auntie . |