Example sentences of "[is] [prep] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well if they 're doing that then we s we 're looking to make this a dual carriageway on the Richard principle that if it 's a trunk road it 's worth building a dual , a dual carriageway . |
| 2 | A couple of handfuls scattered over the area surrounding the sett , an hour or two before dusk , will often convince the resident brocks that it 's worth staying a while longer before going off to forage . |
| 3 | It 's worth reading a bit about the technical end of it too . |
| 4 | When atrocious weather precludes any possibility of climbing at all , it 's worth descending a ‘ comfortable ’ distance down the terrace to witness the natural turmoil taking place in the inlet between Stennis and neighbouring Bosherston Head ; a simultaneously exhilarating and sobering sight . |
| 5 | wrong with it , it 's worth buying a new one . |
| 6 | In fact , at this point it 's worth taking a pitchfork to that grossly over-rated entity — CAMP . |
| 7 | They all dole out three courses unless stated otherwise ; it 's worth taking a day off work to get the full benefit , allowing for recovery time . |
| 8 | However , I do n't think it 's worth taking a chance … do you ? ’ |
| 9 | It 's worth taking a look at how and why it came to pass . |
| 10 | It 's worth hiring a heavyduty cutting jig if you have a lot of quarries to cut ; ordinary cutters are n't strong enough for the job . |
| 11 | Back on Anguilla , it 's worth hiring a car for the day to explore the island . |
| 12 | As the formula includes R at least twice , it 's worth creating a column for R and using that in your formula . |
| 13 | As a general principle , every so often it 's worth spending a little time relating words to their root , either the immediate derivation ( fanciful — fancy , variety — vary , especially — special ) , or etymologically ( hippopotamus , fee , salary , window ) . |
| 14 | If the problem you 're confronted with is a ten thousand pound bit of influence , then it 's worth spending a few hundred pounds in a preparation . |
| 15 | ‘ I 've got to prove to the boss it 's worth having a go on me , ’ he said . |
| 16 | However , it 's worth having a range available , because there are variations on the same file format ; what one application thinks is a TIFF may not please another application . |
| 17 | Sometimes it 's worth having a word before you announce training to Mrs B say look , your role in this will be support me and have you got any ideas etcetera that we can talk to . |
| 18 | I think it 's worth having a chicken for the soup do you ? |
| 19 | Perhaps it 's worth having a separate print run for that is n't it ? |
| 20 | For joining wood : Talking of hammers , it 's worth adding a small pin hammer to your tool kit , for driving small nails , glazing sprigs and the like . |
| 21 | For attractive flowering and fruiting plants , it 's worth potting a few rooted strawberry runners this summer . |
| 22 | This is an important area for wildfowl during the winter months , and if the tide is coming in it 's worth finding a comfy place to sit and watch the geese , ducks and waders feeding at the water 's edge , gradually being pushed closer by the tide . |
| 23 | If a shop 's good enough , it 's worth making a little effort to get to . |
| 24 | Each , it is true , has her own perspective : for France , it is about cocking a snook at the Americans , for Germany about playing the leading role in a superstate , for Italy about compensating for her chronic democratic weaknesses ; for others it is to be able to benefit from German largesse . |
| 25 | It is about sending a clear signal to the villages of Quang Ninh and Ha Giang and Lang Son that there is no longer a road to Los Angeles by way of Hong Kong or , for that matter , of Thailand or Malaysia . |
| 26 | It is about sending a clear signal to the villages of Quang Ninh and Ha Giang and Lang Son that there is no longer a road to Los Angeles by way of Hong Kong or , for that matter , of Thailand or Malaysia . |
| 27 | NHS trust status is about providing a means for improving care . |
| 28 | One of the hardest and most expensive purchasing decisions we ever have to make is about buying a new home . |
| 29 | Democracy is not just about having elections : it is about having a proper parliament capable of scrutiny and of holding governments to account . |
| 30 | In drama schools , improvisation is about finding a way of expanding the imagination and liberating the senses , which can get too confined if students work entirely from a text all the time . |