Example sentences of "are [v-ing] it [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are transcribing it all , it runs into millions , but I can never remember how many millions . |
| 2 | At present the river is quite exciting because the spring rains are keeping it high . |
| 3 | ‘ The police are keeping it quiet , or trying to . |
| 4 | First , the authority being held accountable must genuinely be in authority and , second , those who are holding it accountable should command the sanctions with which to make their wishes effective . |
| 5 | Kinnock was saying to erm the candidates , you know , we re I realize that a lot of you are getting it rough at the moment , cos there 's about five Labour |
| 6 | I said mine are getting it three times ! |
| 7 | Now that they are giving it some serious work , they need a leader who can talk confidently to them and who can behave with authority on the world 's television screens . |
| 8 | If you want to know the correct way to squat , then just watch a child of two or three because they are doing it all the time . |
| 9 | We are long shots and we are approaching it that way . |
| 10 | The investment bankers that bought Wickes last November have already sold more than $400m in assets and are taking it private . |
| 11 | ‘ We are taking it one step at a time and working with the police . ’ |
| 12 | I did n't sleep for a week , and now you are raking it all up again . ’ |
| 13 | Now Hector 's is in the limelight not only in New Zealand but also internationally , as efforts to save this unique species are making it one of the conservation success stories of the world . |
| 14 | That just as you are making it possible to select conceptions that will result in the right sort of people , as you define them , and reject the potentially bad ones , so it would be possible to reject the good and retain the bad . |
| 15 | ADVANCES in microelectronics are making it possible for countries to switch to a military strategy that is purely for defence and has no offensive capability — if they want to . |
| 16 | Until recently , the acoustic analysis of speech has been such a slow and laborious business that only small samples of speech could be analysed , but recent developments in the use of computers are making it possible to carry out analysis on a much larger scale . |
| 17 | If the food is already going bad , irradiation can destroy the bugs that are making it rotten ; so , with a low bacteria count , the food 's state of decay can not be spotted . |
| 18 | On food safety , my hon. Friend will be aware of the crippling effect of veterinary inspection charges on chicken-producing companies such as John Rannoch and Sovereign Chicken in my constituency , which are making it impossible for them to compete with their European counterparts . |
| 19 | ClubCall are making it easy for People readers to vote by telephone if they choose not to use the voting form on Page 41 . |
| 20 | One campaigner commented : ‘ Labour are making it easier for the Tories to shift the debate before the next election . ’ |
| 21 | It 's the theologians that are making it complicated . |
| 22 | His special offer comes as estate agents say it 's a good time to buy but high interest rates are making it difficult to sell . |
| 23 | Once again , we are making it clear to the Minister and putting it firmly on record that , in its present form , the Bill does nothing to make it likely that the Government 's words , which have been employed to make the Bill more politically acceptable in Scotland , will be translated into reality . |
| 24 | Straw-burning after harvest , now widely practised , exacerbates this problem , and some downland farmers are finding it necessary to go back to grass and more livestock to maintain the humus level and soil structure . |
| 25 | In an attempt to maintain their share of the young labour market , employers are finding it necessary to offer their own training courses , on the rates of pay currently going to young people in the labour market , rather than the YTS trainee pay level . |
| 26 | Similarly , some of the bigger employers are finding it impossible to attract young workers on to their YTS schemes . |
| 27 | And we 've had , had instances of why that policy did n't work , and I 'm only sorry that those people who supported it before are finding it impossible to support it now . |
| 28 | Evidence of two-tier trading already exists in Scotland , where companies with supermarket contracts are finding it impossible to cover overheads because the multiples themselves are locked in price competition . |
| 29 | Certainly , those used to project management and planning are finding it invaluable in breaking down tasks into manageable blocks , defining what can be realistically achieved , and as a tool for reviewing and progress-chasing . |
| 30 | Small wonder that only four months after the Berlin Wall came down East German satirists are finding it hard not to be outdone by reality . |