Example sentences of "going [prep] the theatre " in BNC.

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1 I was terribly excited of course , to win the BBC competition but I do feel that going into the theatre first was a great help .
2 Then she remembered someone taking off her nightgown , and a brisk woman in a white starched uniform saying something about going into the theatre — and she saw the doctor again , talking earnestly to a man in a long white gown who was pulling on a pair of rubber gloves … .
3 GOING to the theatre , concerts and art galleries remains largely the privilege of the well-off and well-educated , and of more women than men , research shows .
4 Those who do no have the time to go to a La Scala performance or are visiting out of season , must make do with going to the theatre museum ; this normally , but not always , includes a trip to the auditorium .
5 For him , looking at X-rays is like going to the theatre or watching a good film .
6 Although I am myself very much in favour of people going to the theatre and reading books it is very useful for my research for me to play devil 's advocate on these activities and to ask ‘ Why should people go to the theatre ? ’ and ‘ Why should people read books ? ’
7 We looked forward to going to the theatre every evening .
8 Obviously Ted and I were n't always around to scrutinize the intricate excitements of this new love , especially as Dad and Eva spent many evenings over the river in London proper , going to the theatre to see controversial plays , to German films or to lectures by Marxists , and to high-class parties .
9 To this end it can be quite a good idea to sit down and make a list of all the social activities you would like to enjoy if you were free to do so -such as visiting and entertaining friends , going to the theatre , cinema , concerts , evening classes , study groups , church activities and special interest clubs , as well as the occasional holiday .
10 To end the day we will all have dinner before going to the theatre to see a top London show .
11 He also knew how to live well by dining at expensive restaurants and going to the theatre , and as the Heritage Secretary he had invaluable contacts in the acting world .
12 It 's unlikely that this play will close the generation gap or produce many converts , but then if you 're that eager to open your mind to the joys of clubbing , going to the theatre is hardly the place to be .
13 ‘ Noswaith da , Miss Morgan , going to the theatre like the rich folks now , is it ? ’
14 In early March we will be going to the theatre again .
15 Typically , we find ellipsis occurring in exchanges like this : Are you going to the theatre tonight ?
16 Tomorrow is usually explained as I am going to the theatre tomorrow but with all the slots elided except the adjunct tomorrow .
17 Aristotle wrote about it in relation to drama and what we can gain by going to the theatre .
18 Tonight they were going to the theatre .
19 She was right , as it happens , but Scarlet , not being clairvoyant , could n't be expected to know that and resigned herself to yet another evening which would not be wholly enjoyable even had she not been going to the theatre .
20 ‘ My husband and I enjoy going to the theatre , Agatha Christie novels , outdoor walks and picnics , and eating in restaurants .
21 He is now talking of going to the theatre tonight with some American widow friend passing through Edinburgh , as I said I felt I should not in case I coughed .
22 We did other things like going to the theatre and doing improvisation .
23 ‘ You could n't risk going to the theatre with me , not for a while anyway .
24 It was easier going to the house — he and Richard 's wife Pat used to swap wartime evacuation stories with each other and then they would play verbal tennis , making conversation out of the spoken lyrics of Forties ' songs — than going to the theatre to see other actors , as they sometimes did together after the run of Public Eye .
25 That is why we are going to the theatre .
26 ‘ I expect when you 're not going to the theatre — sometimes — and going to the cinema — sometimes — you 're having cosy little evenings in with Arnie ? ’
27 Thousands of schoolchildren are being given a science lesson by going to the theatre for the day .
28 Anybody interested in going to the theatre from tonight onwards a member of the G M B if they 've produced a ticket , you 'll get it for half price at the King 's Theatre .
29 I 'm going to the theatre in the evening .
30 erm , I do n't know if I 'm gon na have a spare ticket , but are you interested in going to the theatre on Thursday if I have .
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