Example sentences of "it [is] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do you feel that it 's pointing the right way , bringing the sun in through the right windows at the right time of day ? |
| 2 | It 's maintaining the diet for longer and keeping the weight off which is the tricky part . |
| 3 | It only works in the direction in which it 's throwing the ions . |
| 4 | IT 'S seeing the funny side that keeps Les Barker buoyant . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's seeing the university as a factory where people are given identifiable , quantifiable market skills which plug into an entrepreneurial vision of society . |
| 6 | It 's meeting the people . |
| 7 | It is n't the cooking , it 's knowing the meal 's going to be there . |
| 8 | But it 's knowing the right things . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's shocking the way we are being used by some clubs to further their own ends . |
| 10 | It 's overshadowing the proceedings of this conference and other union conferences . |
| 11 | Well we 've been very concerned to try and develop our policies and services and we find this report very helpful because it has given us a very clear lead as to the sort of things which are necessary , and in many ways it 's supporting the ideas which we 've had . |
| 12 | It 's remembering the formulas and stuff that 's er is the is the major thing , because I know , like in the class , I 've not actually had a lesson where I 've done bad . |
| 13 | So it 's keep the first one fixed , change the second one , and see how the third one changes . |
| 14 | It 's become the most overworked and useless word in commentary . |
| 15 | It 's become the leading cause of solvent abuse deaths . |
| 16 | It 's leaving the time |
| 17 | It 's wasting the battery . |
| 18 | It 's to stop the punters getting thrust onto the coals and roasted . |
| 19 | Right , because the body is acting in order to protect its vital organs and it 's drawing the blood vessels near the skin , shut down , you 're not needed there , you 're needed here , in the core of the body , because your blood is what warms your skin up , it 's taken away from the skin , then the skin feels cold and clammy , yeah , clammy because of course if there 's no heat , we sweat all the time and especially if somebody 's had an accident or is seriously ill they will be sweating , yes , then there 's nothing to dry the sweat off okay , what happens when we sweat excessively in the summer time ? |
| 20 | And it 's drawing the wagon you 've got control right the way through . |
| 21 | ‘ Something 's stuck under the terrace , and it 's drawing the flies . ’ |
| 22 | It 's earning the pennies to pay the bills at the end of the month ’ and I do get upset if it 's come out perfectly . |
| 23 | And it 's earning the chocolate-coloured Labrador that wrote it a worldwide reputation . |
| 24 | Er , it is a very difficult climate , it 's becoming increasingly difficult , and indeed , it 's affecting the work that we do , in the sense that , the more government |
| 25 | Yeah but w w too far because it 's affecting the middle peasants . |
| 26 | ‘ It 's hit the tower ! ’ |
| 27 | It 's hit the farm before and since an outbreak 3 years ago , the farmer has worked hard to try to ensure there would n't be a repeat . |
| 28 | But I think it 's take the bull by the horns |
| 29 | ‘ It 's getting the lamb . ’ |
| 30 | it 's getting the time to do it . |