Example sentences of "be [prep] [v-ing] it [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's worth trying it for eighteen miles , is n't it ? ’ |
| 2 | I may look into the cost , work involved and practicalities of doing it mainly electronically as well as whether it is worth starting it at this stage of the season . |
| 3 | It is worth describing it at such length so that readers who have not read Tolkien 's ‘ minor ’ works might develop some idea of Lewis 's importance as Tolkien 's ‘ onlie begetter ’ or ‘ miglior fabbro ’ , for there can be very little doubt that it was Lewis 's friendship and encouragement which led Tolkien to write the works which made his name with the public ; just as it was Tolkien 's friendship which released in Lewis wells of creativity which had remained ( though he was so naturally fluent ) mysteriously dry . |
| 4 | This method is the first of its kind , and the ministry is considering developing it for commercial application . |
| 5 | The idea of aesthetic education , as formulated by Schiller , seems an entirely noble one ; the difficulty is in accommodating it to contemporary pedagogy . |