Example sentences of "he [be] [v-ing] to [be] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 You 'll never guess what he does at University Fiona wait for it … he 's studying to be Astrophysicist .
2 He 's going to be President , and a good one . ’
3 He was staring at the floor , keeping very still as if he was trying to be part of the wall .
4 Susan Coltman , a long-standing friend of Paula , giving evidence on the third day of the trial , said Gilfoyle added he was training to be part of a specialist emergency team dealing specifically with suicides .
5 His colleague , smaller and older , made sure he was going to be second going into any dark places ,
6 It sunk into 30,000 delegates and millions watching at home that this man knew he was not a charismatic orator but he knew , too , that he was going to be President and he could handle it .
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