Example sentences of "that [v-ing] [is] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fresh leaks about stifled criticism in the NHS now arise almost every week , but it is n't only in health that gagging is now becoming so oppressive . |
| 2 | you may find that sniffing is n't the main problem , and it 's more urgent to tackle other problems |
| 3 | This relieves the stress of being selfish and competitive with others , in recognizing that relating is far more important than selfishly achieving within society . |
| 4 | The trouble is that tiptoeing is desperately uncomfortable when you are trying to win a war at the same time . |
| 5 | She is , above all , Joyce 's central recognition , exultant recognition that yearning is not defeat and identification is not a proof of some fatal inner yielding to the pull of mediocrity . |
| 6 | I have given two examples of the use of planned ignoring ; but it should be borne in mind that ignoring is not an all-purpose disciplinary approach . |
| 7 | Intending to adopt a particular style on a particular occasion without realizing that intending is not the same as planning . |
| 8 | By contrast , the research reported here suggests that controlling is not what British solicitors — even those at the bottom end of the market — spend most of their time doing . |
| 9 | I have noted that flicking is very common where such a substrate is used and I think it may be from mechanical irritation of the gills by tiny bits of coral suspended in the water . |
| 10 | She pointed out that smacking is particularly problematic for childminders who are often alone with a child . |
| 11 | The precipitants of the disorder are less clearly understood except that dieting is invariably an early element . |