Example sentences of "[adv] be [v-ing] to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Industry will especially be looking to the polytechnics to provide a further and much needed stimulus to innovations already taking place in higher education ; in particular , in the development of mixed degree courses , modular courses coupled with practical experience , and of the sandwich system of education and training generally , and in the opening up of opportunities for women in all branches of higher education , not least science and technology . |
| 2 | The Chance 's other son , David , an entertainment manager in Glasgow and one-time director of tourism in Scotland , will shortly be moving to the London area as general manager of a theatre and arts complex . |
| 3 | The discussions are close to a conclusion and I understand that my hon. Friend will shortly be writing to the industry to clear up some of the remaining points , which will isolate the relatively few issues to be settled . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , ’ they continue , ‘ we 've been reading your columns and we 're just a little bit worried that you might mean it when you say that the European Community is a fraudulent delusion ; the German economy is kaput ; the French are morally bankrupt ; racism is becoming endemic ; America 's had it ; Britain 's in for five years of total chaos and the middle-classes will soon be taking to the streets . |
| 5 | That 's when I decided to gamble on the chance that you 'd soon be returning to the hotel to freshen up before the start of the evening . |
| 6 | Annabel , who always excited more by her appearance than her standard of play , knew she would soon be going to the ball as Cinderella and she was only playing in the National Championships on a whim . |
| 7 | The group 's press officer , Mick Houghton , thought it was Gregory 's departure that he would soon be explaining to the press when suddenly he was told Charman was out . |
| 8 | Despite the go-ahead , Environment Secretary Michael Howard announced yesterday that 2,000 civil servants will not be moving to the Canary Wharf office block in the near future . |
| 9 | The statute can not be referring to the interests of all those individuals because they may differ and the interests of the majority are not necessarily the same as the interests of the State . |
| 10 | They will not be coming to the cinema , and I was like , what time are they gon na come , and he was like , hang on , I have n't finished yet . |
| 11 | please would you tell Bill I will not be staying at the same hotel as the owners , and that I will again not be going to the president 's lunch , but that I will be at the races , even if he does n't see me . ’ |
| 12 | He would not be going to the funeral either . |
| 13 | ‘ Then I shall drive you to Wellington , where I 'll meet your parents and inform your father you 'll not be returning to the office . |
| 14 | The Khalili collection would therefore not be adding to the range of art to be seen in the capital . |
| 15 | yeah it is local so I 'll still be coming to the group , I mean it 's erm , going , I mean erm just bear that in mind I might need sort of some help with coordinating cards and things , and erm , particularly if we do opt into the campaign , er it might be advisable for somebody else to do it , or at least sort of give me assistance . |
| 16 | Harold MacMillan , Prime Minister , might still be saying to the electorate that they had never had it so good — which was true in terms of the change-round from post-war reconstruction , wartime destruction , and the days of depression ; but to someone of Leonard 's background , from Canada , the place was a bore . |
| 17 | But not even the news that the most promising horse in the yard had been sold to Ibn Fayoud , nor the rumour that the rest of the young Arab 's horses would also be coming to the yard , could distract Kelly from thoughts of her father 's letter . |
| 18 | There is some evidence ( ILEA , Oxfordshire ) that LEAs may also be responding to the view that the arts coordination is more consistently served in advisory services by a single member of staff with cross-arts responsibilities than through the informal cooperation of individual arts subject advisers . |
| 19 | Pesticides may also be contributing to the fall of the hare . |
| 20 | The formica board you are working on may also be contributing to the buckling , as gum strip may not adhere too well . |
| 21 | Also , cash-bloated film and television tycoons formed one important group of new collectors of contemporary art in the Eighties , and since the entertainment business is often the last industry to feel the pinch of a national economic recession , artists may also be retreating to the comfort of their remaining sure sources of income . |
| 22 | Joan Knight will also be returning to the theatre which she has run for the last 25 years , Andrew McKinnon having invited her to direct Tally 's Blood . |
| 23 | Well we 'd rather be talking to the West Midlands , Chair rather than fighting about where it 's going throughout the whole of England , which is a slight difference , in geographical terms . |
| 24 | ‘ They knew that I liked girls and if I had a choice , I would rather be talking to the girls than doing my homework . ’ |
| 25 | We will now be listening to the music would you please write what you need to would you complete as many of the questions as you can . |
| 26 | It ca n't be referring to the ones the sons of the kingdom that are inheriting it is it ? |
| 27 | I wo n't be going to the sale . |
| 28 | ‘ I sha n't be talking to the Press about it , nor to anyone else . |
| 29 | She would n't be returning to the farm for a while , she told him . |
| 30 | Soon the airfield will once again be echoing to the sound of craft common in it 's heyday . |