Example sentences of "this is [adv] [v-ing] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doubtless this is partly owing to echoes of the ending of Love 's Labours Lost , and also of Ambrose Philips 's ‘ Winter Piece ’ . |
| 2 | This is already starting to ‘ gloss up ’ with use , giving both these guitars a friendly , used feel after only a couple of days ' playing . |
| 3 | Now I suppose this is just appealing to my sense of power or something , being able to walk in and take charge and in a minute or two they 've settled down and they 're not panicking because you 've arrived and all their burdens are on your shoulders and they do n't have to worry any more because the doctor 's there … this I find profoundly satisfying as long as I can , in fact , cope with what 's happening . |
| 4 | The ‘ whistlation ’ lasted four days , as the pioneer had to repeat himself 808 million times , until someone realised he was whistling the words , ‘ this is just going to be a short whistle because I have very sore throat . ’ |
| 5 | This is my first letter to this magnificent mailing networky thing ( except it is'nt really because i had one sent back the other day , but that s another story ) This is also going to be my last for a while as I 'm going back home to newcastle tomorrow . |
| 6 | Art dealers are looking for quality work and if the dispirited pastiches I came across in the East End are representative of the best on offer this is clearly going to be an increasingly difficult task . |
| 7 | This is never going to work , Charles was thinking , so what is the point of worrying about it ? |
| 8 | That 's right , erm , I can save it with the row on the other files , but the total is now on row twenty six , but this is still referring to the same cells , C twenty five . |
| 9 | I think : this is definitely going to be easy . |
| 10 | This is now leading to an increase in the availability of public sector land for development by the private sector , which is complemented by policies providing financial incentives such as Derelict Land Grant and the Urban Development Grant . |
| 11 | Similar damage is done by repeated emotional abuse , and I believe that the true damage done by this is only beginning to be seen . |