Example sentences of "is [prep] [v-ing] some [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A mismatched , haphazard gang of pots looks terrible and it is worth investing some decent money in creating a cohesive style . |
| 2 | Although the order does not propose any great innovations , it is worth making some brief comments on its background . |
| 3 | It is considering introducing some non-tariff barriers , too . |
| 4 | Watching it in action is like seeing some fantastic automatic sewing machine , dropping and lifting its pen to draw and terminate the thousands of lines with a speed that belies its great accuracy . |
| 5 | You can see how Dorothy Sayers did it by having the victim being supposed to be actively painting when in fact he was dead , and it is by using some such piece of lateral thinking , making the victim provide the alibi in this instance , that the trick is probably most easily brought off . |