Example sentences of "it [verb] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are uncertain of the type of frame you want to use , or even of the very important role it plays in setting off the finished picture , browsing through the photographs in this book should give you a good idea of the tremendous versatility of frames , and also show you how the correct frame will focus the eye on the design itself , as well as balance all its elements . |
| 2 | If ‘ it is raining ’ expresses the belief that it is raining , but says not that I , the speaker , have that belief , but simply that it is raining , it would appear that it differs in meaning from ‘ I believe that it is raining ’ . |
| 3 | It differs from boiling in that the steam produced cooks the food resulting in a smaller loss of minerals and nutrients , however as steaming takes longer there is a corresponding reduction in the level of vitamin C. |
| 4 | We shall see how much or how little of local nuances it succeeded in conveying to the top authorities . |
| 5 | It goes without saying of course that the music itself is impeccable , sixteen mythical bolts of lightning vindicating all those who believe that R.E.M . |
| 6 | I wanted specifically to address myself to one rumour which seems to be a circulating dilemma , a great deal of enthusiasm and I heard that at er Chichester Railway Station today erm the staff at Chichester Railway Station seem to be under the impression that the erm the emergency planning authorities er have imminent proposals to breach the railway line south of to allow the flood water to escape to the sea , with the result so I was quite earnestly and er without any doubt that the railway will be closed for six months erm the , the Chairman of the County Council just raised this issue with the Emergency Planning , I understand that this is er an unsubstantiated rumour and er that there be a an immediate er destruction of the railways is not imminent but er I think perhaps it shows that erm probably due to the the great media interest and all sorts of stories are er doing a round but it goes without saying of course that the railway was n't closed for six months to the railway , but I do n't think there is any er any prospect to that , but I think the Chairman Council feels that . |
| 7 | Each family doctor practice will be able to discuss with the local Family Practitioner Committee the amount it needs for prescribing for its patients . |
| 8 | ‘ It looks like pimping in the West End is a lucrative business . |
| 9 | Cos otherwise it looks like writing to random M Ps . |
| 10 | ‘ It ranged from going to a new swimming pool with a whirly slide to going to the National Gallery . |
| 11 | then it may be appropriate for it to progress to operating at the skilful stage . |
| 12 | ( e ) The independent inquiry established by NCCL on Civil Liberties and the Miners ' Dispute referred in its interim report to a number of complaints which it received about tapping of telephones and the interception of mail . |
| 13 | Not only does it refer to developing in a photographic sense , but to the development of a group of young people . ’ |
| 14 | Editor , — I agree with J D Swales 's contention that the Tomlinson report will damage postgraduate education if it results in weakening of the vital links between the special health authority hospitals and teaching in the postgraduate research institutes . |
| 15 | Having started along the path of gas-cooled reactors , the nuclear industry stuck with them when it came to looking for an improved model . |
| 16 | His success with the coffee machine was acknowledged , grudged but acknowledged , but he had been made aware that there was an argument for calling in the professionals when it came to tampering with the thermostat on the air system . |
| 17 | She could therefore only love her sister more that , when it came to choosing between this most important interview of her career or flying to her husband 's bedside , Cara was n't hesitating to fly to where love and instinct guided . |
| 18 | She is the first to admit that she was bitten by the Puppy Love bug from quite an early age — which stood her in good stead when it came to dealing with the opposite sex in later years . |
| 19 | Since the headmen were neither recruited , trained nor even supervised in a consistent manner , it is not surprising that they were generally inactive when it came to dealing with crime . |
| 20 | But at the level of implementation such as totalizing conception of social disciplining often lacked precision when it came to dealing with specific problems . |
| 21 | But when it came to dealing with Railfreight , he said , his ideas hit the buffers . |
| 22 | Consequently , when it came to deciding upon holiday locations , there were rarely arguments . |
| 23 | When it came to sleeping on the horrid , plastic bed in the sultry room we had the choice of suffocating in the heat or enduring the groaning clatter of an electric fan , which sounded like the soukoyant flapping her leathery wings , rattling at the unopenable shutters and trying to get in . |
| 24 | Mr Ashdown reaffirmed his willingness to be flexible and to compromise if it came to negotiating with a minority government of either hue . |
| 25 | Although London 's Oxford Street topped the list when it came to spending on fashion and footwear , Aylesbury beat both Oxford and the West End as far as spending on food , furniture , electrical goods and D I Y items was concerned . |
| 26 | Above all it succeeds in escaping from criticisms of political economy approaches for being determinist and allowing little scope for political intervention , yet it continues to stress the importance of changes in the priorities and organization of capitalism . |
| 27 | The text pronounces that so far as the words are concerned no trust is created , but then goes on to give a moral reason for holding one to have been created ; it ends by referring to a similar decision of Marcus Aurelius . |
| 28 | Despite the claims of its opponents that SWAPO was motivated by ideological extremism , the pragmatism it showed on coming to power , exemplified by the inclusion of non-SWAPO members in the government ( notably the white Finance Minister , Otto Herrigel ) was reflected in cautious economic policies and a policy of national reconciliation . |
| 29 | It calls for logging on federal lands to be reduced to 25 per cent of late 1980s levels , with buffer zones to be established along salmon spawning streams . |
| 30 | ‘ Looking to the future further controls on mercury ought to follow the path it takes before accumulating in the fish . |