Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] were [adv] [v-ing] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | They admit arranging for 5,000 dollars to be handed over in envelopes but say they were merely responding to UEFA instructions to cover the officials ' expenses . |
| 2 | He probably realised we were just going to sea . |
| 3 | Although his aunts had always been kind to him , Frankie tried his best not to like them because he knew they were only pretending to be nice . |
| 4 | Carlos was an easygoing young man , with so many girlfriends that Shelley knew they were only going to be friends , nothing more . |
| 5 | I thought they were just going to X-ray me back , but they X-rayed everything . |