Example sentences of "[is] [prep] [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't know that he will : but he was in High Places at the right times so it 's worth trying the Good Old Times routine … ’ |
| 2 | It 's worth taking the assumption by the scruff of the neck and shaking it till it falls apart , otherwise there will be no fundamental lasting change in relationships , the school will remain inward looking with no real growth in active listening and responding . |
| 3 | How often do you meet and how many people there , you 're showing interest but you 're also qualifying at the same time and it 's not padding , it 's actually useful information because you 're thinking well that 's worth pursuing the R N I , yes but there 's money there . |
| 4 | Then again , it 's worth noting the heart throbs of the British parliamentary throng : the Davids ( Owen and Steel ) , and Michael Heseltine , Cecil Parkinson ; power is one answer to George Michael ( once of Wham ! ) it seems . |
| 5 | It 's all down to confusion rather than deliberate ignorance , so it 's worth covering the whole idea of shareware , how it differs from other types of software such as public domain , and what the user 's obligations are both legally and morally . |
| 6 | I think for a day 's er work it 's worth assessing the three top people identified with the six outside people that I 've identified who are you know in the next division down to see how they compare . |
| 7 | It 's just whether it 's worth having the hire for that one doing forty foot . |
| 8 | If you are moving some distance , it 's worth having the car serviced before you embark on the journey . |
| 9 | It 's worth doing the Blind Date to see this . |
| 10 | You wo n't like visiting Europa , as Von Sydow warns , but it 's worth making the journey . |
| 11 | She adds : ‘ Even if you feel at times that you ca n't face the extra work in the kitchen that Christmas seems to involve , it 's worth making the extra effort once a year . |
| 12 | And therefore I believe it 's worth making the effort to use non-sexist language , because no one notices , and using sexist language may just offend and put off one or two . |
| 13 | This book is about achieving the most from that time of your life , whenever it occurs . |
| 14 | This chapter is about determining the norms of usage that characterize real speech communities and about the relevance of this to determining the direction of change within the communities . |
| 15 | Dreaming is about using the information that you already know . |
| 16 | ‘ I like the open style , which is about using the ball , and Wigan have the players of flair to accommodate that type of game . ’ |
| 17 | Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke , who yesterday unveiled a five-point police plan , said : ‘ Quality is about getting the job done . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Quality is about getting the job done , ’ he said . |
| 19 | ‘ Economics is not about cost-cutting , it is about getting the best use out of your resources , ’ he said . |
| 20 | The thing , story in the Land Army magazine is about remembering the new recruited went out first day to go muck-spreading and she was going about it and she stuck her fork in and she landed flat on her face in a heap ! |
| 21 | The culture is about accepting the status quo , about accommodating to the demands of the industrial system . |
| 22 | Management in particular is not about the preservation of the status quo , it is about maintaining the highest rate of change that the organization and the people within it can stand . |
| 23 | With the mines now being put up for private operation , a great deal will depend on how sincere British Coal is about helping the new licensees to make a go of it . |
| 24 | A lot of behavioural work is about manipulating the consequences , okay ? |
| 25 | And you know I , I actually had phrases like bra burning thrown at me and erm I I said that feminism to me is about having the same opportunities as men and I put few of the phrases er er you know along those lines and so everybody round the table said well yes I believe in that too , I said well then you 're feminists and so it 's about valuing or devaluing words as well and you know you just made the point about changing words , but how far do we go with this ? |
| 26 | Eating is about making choices ; healthy eating is about making the right choices . |
| 27 | Essentially it is about increasing the authority of the new family and playing down the authority role of the social worker . |
| 28 | Above all , it is about finding the most efficient way to use the available resources for the maximum benefit of the pupils in the classroom . |
| 29 | But as far as we are concerned it is not about money , it is about thanking the fans . |
| 30 | Objective 2 is about tackling the myth of internal medical-style causes of bad behaviour . |