Example sentences of "is [verb] [prep] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all , as he had said — and now every word of our conversation came back to me as clearly as if played back on a tape — a woman has a right to decide , on the basis of her own capacity to cope with the situation , whether she is justified in going on with it . |
| 2 | He is resigned to missing out on any serious rugby during this month , but by early October he should know what the season holds for him . |
| 3 | This tension is resolved by coming back from the brink of the recognition of the politics of divide and rule in society in general and instead binding the issue to the micro-politics of individualised self-interest . |
| 4 | The suspense in ‘ Lord of the Flies ’ is made by building up to seeing the pig from the squealing and trotting hoofs . |
| 5 | It may not sound like much to get excited about but for enthusiasts even the merest chance of a sighting is somehting worth turning out for . |
| 6 | It is introduced by looking back at the events which took place at Navron through the eyes of a ‘ trespasser in time ’ observing the memories that still haunt the place after Dona and the others have been and gone . |
| 7 | A concrete foundation is laid after digging down to firm ground . |
| 8 | The clubhead is changing from going up to coming down and the resultant force is so great that the wrists break more fully … if you 're relaxed . |
| 9 | This part of the selling process is directed towards finding out about your client and completing the C C Q. With all clients you must attempt to complete all relevant areas of the C C Q. This includes gathering hard facts , date of birth , marital status , dependants , hobbies and so on . |
| 10 | Austin , Texas-based , Tivoli Systems Inc has appointed Chris Grafft as vice president of Unix development : the distributed management software company , which has collected $6m in venture money so far , is thinking of going out for a ‘ few million ’ more in a third round . |
| 11 | The Roslavl' party cell is thinking of recruiting up to seventy-five soldiers from the town garrison in order to collect potatoes from the area as a tax in kind . |
| 12 | ‘ If someone is thinking about going back into education , I 'd say : ‘ Go for it . ’ |
| 13 | The correct angle at which to set the drill is achieved by lining up with a sliding bevel set on the bench beside the drill . |
| 14 | And it 's gon na get worse if this situation of er you know erm jobs and that is gon na go on for another two years . |
| 15 | Erm , we started off with was that , erm , we would just write down any word that came up to our head , in terms of relating it to the story i.e. we thought about memories , and memories Erm , this is gon na match up with your is n't it . |
| 16 | PETER NDLOVU , Coventry 's 19-year-old Zimbabwean international striker , is banking on scoring up to 15 goals this season to send his value rocketing . |