Example sentences of "[pers pn] [is] [v-ing] that [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do you think the danger in positive discrimination is that er it 's implying that women ca n't compete on equal terms with the men in the first place ? |
| 2 | I always felt it 's asking that matters . ’ |
| 3 | Lucy pointed out rapidly , ‘ It 's not where a relationship has come from — it 's where it 's going that matters . |
| 4 | It 's feeling that matters . |
| 5 | It is fitting that words should be spoken . ’ |
| 6 | However , it is striking that discussions of the state , of relations of production , and patterns of surplus extraction are almost completely absent . |
| 7 | The poll is not analysed , but it is striking that countries where pollution from cars has become a major problem have the highest percentages of people who believe that the state of the environment requires urgent action : 85 per cent in Italy ( at the top of the list ) , where Milan , one of the world 's smoggiest cities , now has car-free days and the capital Rome also suffers severely from vehicle congestion and pollution ; 84 per cent in Greece , where restrictions on cars in Athens are imposed to save the citizens ' lungs and their ancient monuments ; 80 per cent in the most vehicle emission-conscious country in Europe , West Germany , whose dead trees have become the symbol of pollution . |
| 8 | In one argument it is pronouncing that huntsmen are having fun , while five sentences later it is saying they are cruel and wicked . |
| 9 | Moreover , it is proposing that funds managed by the EC 's own loaning organisation , the European Investment Bank , should be made available to Hungary and Poland . |
| 10 | Furthermore , although Ritchie argues that ‘ cruelty to animals is rightly supposed to be an offence against humanitarian feeling ’ ( 1976 : 183 ) , I see no reason for concluding that by so saying he is denying that animals can be wronged , particularly given the wide measure of protection he accords them . |