Example sentences of "'s [prep] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However you intend to use the sack , it 's worth trying on a few makes before buying . |
| 2 | erm How does one in any case fine a motorist who is n't standing by his car or sitting in it ? erm I would , if the question is shall we try it , if that is implied , I would say it 's worth trying in a very moderate way , it may require the police and the police representatives so to speak , the wardens if they 're going to be empowered to do this kind of thing , I think it 's going to force them to become very , very diplomatic and civilized in the way they handle it , but we of course too will have to learn to respond in a civilized manner . |
| 3 | You 'll need grout too , plus a tile cutter , preferably heavy-duty type , especially if using quarry tiles ( Vitrex makes one which will cut wall and floor tiles ) ; and it 's worth investing in a tile file or saw if you anticipate a lot of fiddly cutting round pipes and similar obstacles , and a tile gauge if you have any really awkward shapes to tile around . |
| 4 | If you have a lot of repetitive driving to do , it 's worth investing in a spiral ratchet screwdriver with a range of inter-changeable bits . |
| 5 | For a somewhat less biased view of the global scene it 's worth sending for the latest Report on the State of World Population from the UN 's Fund for Population Activities ( 485 , Lexington Ave . |
| 6 | If you 're planning to move house , it 's worth knowing about the Home Arranger service offered by the Leeds Permanent Building Society . |
| 7 | And they know everybody who 's worth knowing in the househunting jungle — which makes them the ideal people to recruit the rest of your team . |
| 8 | then it 's worth looking at the idea . |
| 9 | Orc Shamans are better and it 's worth going for a Shaman Lord if you can afford it . |
| 10 | Er , we have been in er organising these new seats , about the same time as the Labour government took in nineteen seventy eight , er I said that when I intervened upon him and I say it again it 's worth paying on the records , exactly the same pressures have been on us as were as on them . |
| 11 | Convert or sceptic , the philosphy seems to be if it works for you , it 's worth paying for the privilege . |
| 12 | Er now I I would expect , I do n't know whether it 's worth talking about the general principle that we 're talking about different routes here and as i understand , the purpose today was to talk about the need for relief roads and I would expect at some future date , at a public enquiry when er I 'm defending er the outer blue er the outer northern route , to defend why that was chosen as opposed to an inner northern route and not rely upon the key diagram in the structure plan and the stars that are shown on there . |
| 13 | I think it 's worth checking with the company concerned , but where caustic soda has been used , it leaves a whitish residue , and this should be washed off with clean water , then the wood allowed to dry . |
| 14 | That that 's for going in the swimming pool with her |
| 15 | It 's about investing in the future and allowing people to control their own destinies with a little expert help . ’ |
| 16 | It 's about because the company after all is you it 's a group of people and so er it 's about putting over the right image so quality presentation to a client the image . |
| 17 | It 's like stumbling across a whole world that you thought had gone for ever . ’ |
| 18 | In a moment of weary despair , he turns to a colleague and says , ‘ It 's like pissing into the wind ! ’ |
| 19 | ‘ It 's like jumping off the roof of a three-storey house , ’ he said , ‘ and then having the house chase you down the street . ’ |
| 20 | It 's like looking for a needle in a haystack . ) |
| 21 | But looking into the future , well , that 's like looking for the bottom of the river , is n't it ? |
| 22 | ‘ It 's like looking through the wrong end of a telescope . ’ |
| 23 | If you examine these charities , and the pop stars who lend their support to them , it 's like looking at a giant human Venn diagram , with the same sets supporting different charities . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's like looking down the side of a mountain , ’ she said . |
| 25 | Dissecting and describing , he makes you not only know but feel what it 's like to live without a phone and be totally dependent on erratically functioning call boxes for the battle-lines on which to fight for late or lost benefit payments . |
| 26 | It 's like sailing through a maze . |
| 27 | It 's like living on a time bomb ! |
| 28 | ‘ You just do n't know what it 's like living in a town — it 's different . ’ |
| 29 | It 's like living in a bleeding watch factory . |
| 30 | ROS : It 's like living in a public park ! |