Example sentences of "it is [prep] having " 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 | But even for the beginner it is worth having in mind the utmost that the sort of book embarked on can reach to . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Democracy is not just about having elections : it is about having a proper parliament capable of scrutiny and of holding governments to account . |
| 7 | It is about having fun , delighting in the wonder of life , tapping your feet to the music ! |
| 8 | It is about motherhood and independence and it is about having women and children in society , not exiled from it . |
| 9 | trained and nevertheless it is a disturbing thing and the development of this County has to do , not only with businesses succeeding and also with people who are actually making those businesses work and the only way you can do it is by having people employed doing useful things . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | It is like having a large array of small drawers containing electronic components . |