Example sentences of "[v-ing] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eavesdropping is , of course , a revealing rather than reliable occupation . |
| 2 | Eavesdropping is its intimate variation . |
| 3 | ‘ Eavesdropping is despicable , Señor de Santis , ’ she said , her cheeks beginning to glow . |
| 4 | What he is asserting is that ‘ I have toothache ’ has meaning in virtue of pain-language taking the place of moaning ; and what he is denying is that saying this commits him to an experiential explanation of the meaning of pain-language . |
| 5 | Well , no what I 'm , what I 'm denying is I 'm questioning your assertion on what 's been happening in the last couple of weeks that we should react to that on a pa on er er report that has n't been released , right ? |
| 6 | The effect on a school would be devastating erm the school has already lost one teacher , the s the actual demand is increasing erm if we were to lose yet another teacher then what would we would be denying is education to the children , the best possible education . |
| 7 | Even dowsing is obliquely referred to in the official reports as ‘ probing with metal rods ’ ! |
| 8 | It implies nothing else : dowsing is not inherently more reliable than any other method involving the psychic senses . |
| 9 | The knack in dowsing is to be in the right frame of mind , not caring too much what answer you get , but at the same time having a clear idea of what you are looking for , otherwise you are opening yourself up to a very wide ‘ waveband ’ and things will get very confused . |
| 10 | ‘ Walking is the progression of steps so taken that unbroken contact with the ground is maintained at each step . |
| 11 | Of course walking is the chief activity . |
| 12 | Easily Accessible : Walking is a delight here as the area is never crowded and the walker can truly be alone with nature . |
| 13 | ‘ Walking is good for everyone whatever their age or level of fitness , ’ said Frank Kelly , the Health Promotion Agency 's physical activity programme manager . |
| 14 | Walking is good for the soul , it 's . |
| 15 | Tha oh you were walking is it ? |
| 16 | up there , for walking is n't it ? |
| 17 | Some gardeners will do anything to win prizes ( marrows filled with lead shot to add weight , for instance ) , but there 's one show where cheating is positively encouraged . |
| 18 | But if cheating is necessary , you can commonly get away with it for a time . |
| 19 | Surely cheating is cheating , whatever form it takes , and I do not believe that the ‘ crimes ’ committed at the Olympics were any worse than that committed in Rome . |
| 20 | Cheating is easy . |
| 21 | It is easy to imagine cases where cheating is advantageous . |
| 22 | My guess is that you would draw a comparable , but equally misleading , conclusion from similar analysis of the human game of chess where cheating is not possible . |
| 23 | Why is she cheating is she ? |
| 24 | Cooling is usually done by passing the gas through pipes . |
| 25 | The timescale for sedimentation is H/v S where v S is the Stokes free-fall velocity ; the timescale for cooling is H 2 / , where is the thermal diffusivity . |
| 26 | In Australia , all launching is done this way , and for a time it was common in the U.S.A. The disadvantages , however , of the low tow position are as follows . |
| 27 | With the water high up on the beach the sea is very choppy and launching is very difficult because the waves break viciously on the steep upper slopes of the beach which is frequently a shingle ridge . |
| 28 | Launching is very difficult . |
| 29 | There is enough area there to call for a two-person crew , so launching is rarely a problem . |
| 30 | Drag and drop launching is a new feature , and part of the Windows 3.1 ethos . |