Example sentences of "i was going [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was going to spend it with David in Bristol . |
| 2 | I was going to ask him for money , there 's a business I could buy my way into , an honest one this time , I 've checked it out . |
| 3 | ‘ I was going to ask you about that . |
| 4 | I was going to ask you about that . |
| 5 | I was going to ask you about your crane driving , how long were you a crane driver ? |
| 6 | I was going to ask you about security |
| 7 | afternoon and I was going to ask you to sort of sum up with your views as the sort of |
| 8 | That 's what I was going to ask you on those things . |
| 9 | Erm he 's just come down with this rotten old cough and cold again and I was going to take him to the doctor 's but then they do n't like it giving them anything and I do n't like giving him anything so |
| 10 | But he cancelled his trip to England at the last minute and pretended he thought I was going to see you in your show and might as well hand you the invitation at the same time . ’ |
| 11 | I was going to call her into my office but I thought that would be a little heartless . ’ |
| 12 | I was going to return them to you . ’ |
| 13 | To be frank I was going to give her to you to break in . ’ |
| 14 | The questions of who I was , where I had come from and where I was going struck them with confusion . |
| 15 | ‘ I was going to leave it on your desk for you to find tomorrow morning , but it 's much more satisfactory to deliver it in person . ’ |
| 16 | This is the some the th one of the things I was going to suggest about I was going to leave it till next meeting , is that we we try and organize ourselves so that we are not su Last year I found myself sitting there frantically writing names on raffle tickets , knowing I was going out to play in about ten minutes , but there was nobody there to take over . |
| 17 | No , I was going to say what about the one about five sticky buns in the baker 's shop , do you know that one ? |
| 18 | My Lord , erm those are , those are my submissions my Lord , I was going to say something about my learned friends somewhat unusual request to your Lordship to make disparaging comments in judgment about the defendants case , my learned friend wishes to make disparaging comments we save a proper place for those in his submissions when he comes to apply to strike out , or say anything about that , erm , my Lord erm perhaps erm as a , as a final point , erm Mr Bernard after having reviewed a piano recital once wrote , the only thing he enjoyed more than this directive performance was having his teeth pulled , I think your Lordship has not found that the last five and a half days are equally an under defended experience in relation to , to this mornings sir activity |
| 19 | I was going to say something for John . |
| 20 | And I was going to sell it to Harrods , it 's such an awful book , I really had decided to sell it to Harrods . |
| 21 | I was going to write it on the board for you |
| 22 | Mr Editor Gilbert , on learning that I was going to fly one for Pilot , opined that it was a ‘ bloody awful aeroplane ’ . |
| 23 | I was going to threaten her with the law . |
| 24 | Edward seemed pleased to see her , however , and as he accepted Helen 's offer of coffee , he said , ‘ Sophie — you do n't mind if I call you that , do you ? — I was going to seek you in your surgery . |
| 25 | With a broad smile , he explained , ‘ When I was talking to him the other day , and I happened to mention that an old friend of my sister 's was coming to Ireland , and that I was going to show her round Dublin , and that we 'd agreed to meet here , and about how scatty … ’ |
| 26 | Then he said , " In fairness to the Old Man , all the rest of it 's true ; I mean he did say you could come back to Drummonds later , for you to have fifty out of petty cash — which was where I was going to get it from to pay myself back " |
| 27 | But I was going to keep myself under control whatever he said . |
| 28 | I was going to tell her about proper beef stock , but the girl has to walk before she can run . |
| 29 | I was going to tell them about Renascia and the Angry Sun and — ’ Fenella trailed into silence , staring at Caspar . |
| 30 | But what I was going to tell you about this loan and I was there on this Friday morning when we were drawing our money , and the men were bringing their their s life savings to lend to the union . |