Example sentences of "[is] [prep] [verb] in [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you have a lot of repetitive driving to do , it 's worth investing in a spiral ratchet screwdriver with a range of inter-changeable bits . |
| 2 | And they know everybody who 's worth knowing in the househunting jungle — which makes them the ideal people to recruit the rest of your team . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , the topic is undeniably an important one and it is worth sketching in the legal rules . |
| 4 | Instead of ribs , the machine has a canvas roof to shield us from the weather , and although one can peer out through slits here and there , the effect is of travelling in a closed world , like an outsize gypsy wagon . |
| 5 | If a grown-up really wants to find out what it is like to live in a young person 's world , let him or her get down on hands and knees and go about like that for a week . |
| 6 | It is like living in a low-level but persistent depression . |
| 7 | Living in Soweto , for instance is like living in an occupied camp . |
| 8 | It 's like living in a bleeding watch factory . |
| 9 | ROS : It 's like living in a public park ! |
| 10 | P You know it 's like living in a moving caravan , but you 're coming along anyway ! ( not acceptable for shared yacht bookings ) |
| 11 | It 's like living in the Arabian Nights . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's like behaving in an unladylike fashion , ’ sniffed Mother , for , of course , Father could refuse us nothing , and Mother did add , ‘ Well , let's forget it . |
| 13 | Accommodation generally is first class ; it 's like sitting in a roomy conservatory . |