Example sentences of "[was/were] going [verb] [pron] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Well , he was going to give them the chance , was n't he ? |
2 | He had done a good enough job of getting her to do that already , and she 'd be damned if she was going to give him the satisfaction of letting it happen again . |
3 | So how we 're going to actually interpret that and er act on that here in Manchester and we set out our against er er to achieve that on the simple basis of quality and you 've heard enough about quality over the last two years to not be too surprised that that 's what we 've said was going to give us the cutting edge and perhaps put us in the leading position here in Manchester . |
4 | Ah that 's after when you , when Jehovah was going to destroy it the death , yes ? |
5 | He sat back down next to her , but he still did n't look at her , and she had a sinking feeling that he really was going to tell her the truth about Nicole , but it would not be to her liking . |
6 | Are these the same fans who at the start of the season boasted a five-man strike force which was going to win them the League ? |
7 | ‘ I was going to show you the laconicum , ’ he said , and he turned and snuffed like a hound across the green , open bowl , and set out on a selected trail , nose to scent , heading obliquely for the complex of standing walls where several rooms of the ancient baths converged . |