Example sentences of "it be taking " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was therefore natural to test the phonograph as if it were taking down shorthand . |
| 2 | The form it 's taking is not extremely reactionary , I would n't want to say that , but it does seem to me that it 's shifting away from progressive forms of narrative resolution that were available a few years ago . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's taking me to the pin of my collar to keep up in the matter of sheer technical knowledge . |
| 4 | ‘ It seemed to take less of a hit to give me a concussion and it 's taking me longer to recover , ’ he says . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's taking off a bit of the wall ! ’ said Masklin . |
| 6 | I 'll tell you this ; every term when I watch that school train go out I feel as if it 's taking two-thirds of me with it . ’ |
| 7 | Alpha Microsystems has written off its Italian and French subsidiaries and will be closing them soon , citing poor margins and continuous losses : as a result it 's taking a non-recurring charge in the second quarter , ended August 30 , and posting net losses of $3m , or 99 cents a share , on sales of $12.9m , up 9% . |
| 8 | The working party on the theology of marriage is finding its task stimulating but arduous and it will surprise no one that it 's taking a long time . |
| 9 | It seems to me that however attractive this addendum is , it 's taking us away from the real issue which is about the baptism one which the bishop er also kind of brought up er and which we 've been exercising ourselves over . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's taking off , is n't it ? ’ |
| 11 | It 's taking too long ! |
| 12 | It 's taking awful long Doctor , . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's taking the form of inquiries about your US naturalization . ’ |
| 14 | It 's taking a long time to heal . ’ |
| 15 | It 's taking me oh quite a while to get to sleep and , and I 'm not hearing too good . |
| 16 | Look , it 's taking a nibble — ’ His concentration was total . |
| 17 | She blames me because it 's taking so long . |
| 18 | And I I 've got a letter from the Department of the Environment and the Home Office saying that , er and th and because of that it 's taking them this long to actually get these byelaws effected . |
| 19 | But if it 's rubbish it 's storage for Dick it 's taking up . |
| 20 | ‘ They have always said they will care for Jennifer completely , and until now they 've only allowed me to stand in for them , but it 's taking its toll . |
| 21 | All I want to know is why it 's taking us so long to get there ! ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Everything official here seems to be tied up in red tape , so although it 's taking a long time I 'm sure the licence is being processed , ’ she declared defiantly . |
| 23 | The crimes we must respond to have gone up 70% , incidents have risen 20% , they all take time and the danger is it 's taking bobbies away from patrolling their communities . |
| 24 | The tattoo was a moment 's impulse and cost just a few pounds , but now it 's taking up the time and resources of the NHS . |
| 25 | We 've succeeded on this one and we 're very pleased it 's taking place . |
| 26 | It 's taking away part of our national heritage . |
| 27 | Oxford University is n't renowned for moving with the times , but it 's taking this equal opportunities business really rather seriously . |
| 28 | ‘ We are trying to play a different type of game and it 's taking time for some of the players to get used to it . |
| 29 | We are not pretending it 's taking place today . |
| 30 | You have only so many police officers you can use and it 's taking our eye off the ball , ’ he said . |