Example sentences of "[v-ing] it [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If there had been a moon that night , the clouds had been keeping it hidden . |
| 2 | Simon Andrew Detchon , 19 , of Cleveland Street , Great Ayton , was convicted of receiving a stolen cover note knowing or believing it stolen , making a false instrument , namely a cover note , with intent to induce someone to accept it as genuine , using a motor without insurance , forging or altering an insurance certificate , using insurance with intent to deceive , fined £350 plus £30 costs , licence endorsed , disqualified for one month . |
| 3 | Should the next level of output quality be needed it 's just a matter of taking the disk to the nearest bureau service and getting it run out on a typesetter . |
| 4 | I do n't think we need to be too sorry at the reason we 're not getting it written is we 're far too busy lobbying MPs and making protests in the centre of town and things . |
| 5 | I 've got the phone number er it 's just a case now of er getting on and getting it advertised and marketing it but it 's all been signed |
| 6 | What I 'm gon na do is get the toilets , I 'm gon na get the toilets , the gents toilets , all the urinals ripped out and getting it troughed all the way around |
| 7 | the amount of money I 'm getting is inadequate , I 'm not getting it made up in Income Support , please help . |
| 8 | He 's getting it rammed in him now . |
| 9 | Whether you 're plugging a designer label or political ideology , emblazoning your message across someone 's chest is a great way of getting it seen . |
| 10 | it 's always a bit a it came home to me with great a vigour and enthusiasm when I was walking round the kitting station at R A F Innsworth with a supermarket trolley getting it filled with kit and when I got to the end they handed me my dog tags and my gun , I thought what have I let myself in for because I 'd never worn dog tags before and I 'd never had a gun with live ammunition in it that got strapped to my hip and you suddenly realise , I 'm going into a real war it was quite a nerve racking experience for a few days |
| 11 | From the 1650s onwards , judges had ordered convicts to be transported , but they had only been able to do this by passing a death sentence and then getting it commuted . |
| 12 | As your vehicle is under warranty , I suggest getting it checked . |
| 13 | For special services , for getting it done . |
| 14 | The golf course is no problem because you 're getting it done free of charge . |
| 15 | depends what time we get around to er , getting it done |
| 16 | Your mum glitter yes , I 'm not getting it done , it 's for your mum so |
| 17 | they 're getting it done cheaply . |
| 18 | Well , we had the funniest time ever , getting the hair washed , getting it dried , getting the dress , where 's the dress . |
| 19 | But it 's almost universal , with small computers , that you start your maintenance contract within days , or weeks , at most , of getting it installed . |
| 20 | But we used to put the oats to the mill and the and the corn for getting it bruised for feeding the horse and the cattle . |
| 21 | Only one of the 15 still had his hair yesterday , and he is getting it shaved over the weekend . |
| 22 | I hope sa er , see of course it 's all question of getting it sorted out as quickly as you can . |
| 23 | Once a literary agent has accepted your work , you stand a better chance of getting it published , though this is still not guaranteed . |
| 24 | Because again you 'll have a much greater chance of getting it published . |
| 25 | My only regret on that particular occasion now is that I did n't organise properly getting it videotaped , because it would have been a nice thing to keep , but as far as I could I kept to the traditions of mayoral ceremonial on those sorts of occasions . |
| 26 | My only regret on that particular occasion now is that I did n't organise properly getting it videotaped , because it would have been a nice thing to keep , but as far as I could I kept to the traditions of mayoral ceremonial on those sorts of occasions . |
| 27 | Uncle was really responsible for getting it organised — sponsorship and so forth . |
| 28 | ‘ The PCC would n't give him a bean towards getting it repaired and he said he 'd spike their guns and do it himself . ’ |
| 29 | Cos I 'm going to be getting it mixed in future now . |
| 30 | To generate more interest in our work by getting it talked about |