Example sentences of "was [adv] [v-ing] [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | President Gorbachev then left , as the boos and hisses reached the Podium , but in fact it is n't absolutely clear that he was only going to stay for part of the demonstration , or if he was only going to stay for part of the demonstration or if he really was only going to be there for about 20 minutes . |
| 2 | President Gorbachev then left , as the boos and hisses reached the Podium , but in fact it is n't absolutely clear that he was only going to stay for part of the demonstration , or if he was only going to stay for part of the demonstration or if he really was only going to be there for about 20 minutes . |
| 3 | Sorry I 'm going to speak to Dot , I was just going to speak to Dot and I 'm |
| 4 | ‘ Their final clash was always going to end in tragedy . |
| 5 | I thought she was probably going to ask for money . |
| 6 | He was also beginning to relapse into invective and his voice was rising . |
| 7 | Perseverance in the face of bitter discouragement , such as feminine resistance to his approaches , were factors he was now trying to incorporate in work habits that would be essentially him , original to him . |
| 8 | With their two paper carriers on the shelf , the scrappet of carpet on the concrete floor , and the gas fire in the corner it was almost beginning to feel like home . |
| 9 | And when he bent his head , first to one breast and then the other , his lips closing over her swollen nipples , she felt as though she was almost going to die of excitement . |
| 10 | This … this man , this total stranger was actually daring to sit in judgement ! |