Example sentences of "be [v-ing] it a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In India too people are convinced that the Western nations are seeing test-tube fusion and are keeping it a secret because they have realised that not only does test-tube fusion have great commercial potential , but could revolutionise military strategy . |
| 2 | OK , so perhaps she 'd been pushing it a little ! |
| 3 | The law then pretends it 's a waif or stray and that you 're doing it a favour , and all is forgiven . |
| 4 | I think you 're doing it a bit roughly Tim . |
| 5 | Then Zambia said , ‘ Well , you 're leaving it a little late to join in are n't you honey ? ’ |
| 6 | I 've been feeding it a goodly amount of quinine and aspirin in the night to keep it from going hungry . " |
| 7 | Australia are calling it a warm-up game for before the World Cup but I just hope they feel a little heat from my boys . |
| 8 | this boy who 'd been doing it a few years . |
| 9 | I 've got two thirds of back and I 've been doing it a month . |
| 10 | Paul Davies-Hale and Dave Long are giving it a miss , but Brace forecasts a good run from first reserve Paul Evans . |
| 11 | I had no idea how the property market worked but I have friends who do , so we are giving it a whirl . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I 've been giving it a lot of thought , ’ he says slowly , chewing on the pipe , and smoothing the glossy black hair above the drooping face . |
| 13 | I 've been giving it a great deal of thought myself in recent weeks . |
| 14 | ‘ No , but I 've been giving it a lot of thought , and it seems to me that the person who fits the bill is … ’ |
| 15 | Course I have , been giving it a what we 've had , like when the kids did n't eat their dinner or we ai n't eat all our dinner been giving it what 's left on the plate , well |
| 16 | But er , I was giving this er I 'd been giving it a stroke , and er it 's sort of dying to be fussed , but I do n't think they give it any attention across there . |
| 17 | Er I seriously wish I 'd said to them you know , I 'm , I 'm phoning it a fortnight in advance because I want to stick to the arrangements . |
| 18 | Well I think we 're lucky they must be keeping it a bit longer for interest of something to all out . |
| 19 | But having it dished up twice in just 19 days — in what seems suspiciously like identical form — seems to be going it a bit . |
| 20 | That shoulder obviously still him a problem he seems to be holding it a little bit awkwardly as it comes in to Speedy now . |
| 21 | Naturally I do n't want to risk a recurrence of the trouble , but equally , I hate missing any Ireland match and I 'll be giving it a full blast in the final training session to make sure I 'm 100 per cent . |
| 22 | Even the ducks seemed to be giving it a miss . |
| 23 | I 'm doing it a funny way this time . |
| 24 | Diane is a DesignaKnit dealer and she will be demonstrating it a various events , including the Webbington Show at the end of October . |
| 25 | So erm and another thing I was going to suggest erm I need help really erm for the meetings , I need somebody who will help , a social secretary say somebody who will help with the raffles and somebody who will organize meetings , what 's going on at meetings because it 's getting , the job is getting most difficult and I work part-time and it 's , it 's , I 'm not getting any younger and I 'm finding it a struggle to try and get everything fixed , the raffles and the what 's going on and everything organized , so if you , if you if you could see the way clear , perhaps we could create a social secretary or an assistant secretary where we could have somebody who can give a hand with the organization of the meetings |
| 26 | Oh yes been making it a long time . |
| 27 | The writer in us has to know that we are making it a priority , that we are prepared to let other obligations go in order to play with it , nourish it , accord it a central place in our lives . |
| 28 | All day long you will work and you will slave , Allowing wheelchairs to go where you pave , Just look at the kids to keep tiredness at bay , Because for them you are making it a better day . |
| 29 | It 's the Independence Day celebrations in the United States next Monday , and , from what Liz said , it seems that most people in America are making it a long holiday weekend . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ We are making it a centre where all people can come together without fear of being forced to convert to any particular denomination . |