Example sentences of "is [v-ing] that [det] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is fitting that these important landscape features should be given priority and where possible repaired or rebuilt , ’ said a spokesman . |
| 2 | Though it is not within the province of Collecting Lustreware to treat this topic in depth , it is reassuring that this personal side of the industry is noted — ‘ British potters , often quite humble and now unremembered potters and their decorators — who were very often young boys or girls — used ( lustre ) to enhance inexpensive everyday earthenware articles . ’ |
| 3 | It 's being reported by an American television network , that Iraq is saying that all foreign hostages in Saddam Hussein 's human shield , can leave Kuwait and Baghdad if President Bush promises not to launch an attack . |
| 4 | She is saying that this good thing , this knowledge , can be used — to tell us , for example , that Amis is not a Tudor writer : but she is rather more moved to say at the same time that it ca n't or can hardly be used , devoted as she is to the thought of a separation between , in this case , Amis 's friendships and politics , his life — and his art . |
| 5 | Because of this amnesty requirement , Hanoi is insisting that each separate name has to be cleared , to ensure that individuals are not wanted for ordinary offences . |