Example sentences of "[be] [prep] [verb] [adv prt] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No … but it might be worth talking over old times with him . |
| 2 | With old people who are both deaf and blind , communication may have to be by spelling out key words on the palm of the hand , or writing letters on the forehead . |
| 3 | But it is worth pointing out one obvious hostage given by treating the ‘ inside ’ as a matter of the desires and beliefs of individual actors . |
| 4 | It is worth clearing up one not infrequent misunderstanding . |
| 5 | There are several reasons why it is worth carrying out such intermediate reviews : |
| 6 | It is worth carrying out this simple exercise to disprove the common fallacy that the shape derived from chopping off the top of the cone at an angle is egg shaped ( the assumption is that the end closest to the base of the cone has a larger radius because the cone is larger there ) , in fact both ends have the same radius , it 's an ellipse — try it . |
| 7 | This can not be taken for granted , however , and it is worth fending off inevitable disappointment by making enquiries before signing any contract of employment . |
| 8 | Such is the interest in his John Major commemorative mug ( as reported in last week 's column ) that Peter Jones , the Wakefield china magnate , is considering bringing out one of Edward Heath , to mark his Garter knighthood . |
| 9 | But Scotland Today can reveal that the council IS considering bringing in external auditors to find out what went wrong . |
| 10 | The US government is considering selling off all the satellites to a private company . |
| 11 | You may not recall that , when Edgar Oldroyd asked him how he was enjoying a long spell bowling into the wind , he answered , ‘ It 's like bowling up t'bloody cellar steps . ’ |
| 12 | Research is being conducted at King 's College , London to see how accurate the ulstrasound is at picking up excess fluid in the neck region , in conjunction with the triple test there may be a 95 pc accurate diagnosis . |
| 13 | It is by following up such topics that this subject can truly come alive for the reader — banking and finance ( domestic or international ) influence the everyday life of most people . |
| 14 | Russian newspapers said on Feb. 12 that the Russian Republic was considering setting up Russian armed forces . |