Example sentences of "was [v-ing] [to-vb] a [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | He also bought a couple of helicopters for transport when he was attempting to win a seat to the Nigerian senate — in the days when Nigeria still had elections . |
| 2 | And he was going to give a rocket to Show-Off , whose performance on the publicity front had been absolutely dismal . |
| 3 | Did Mr Oakley mean he was going to have a room to himself ? |
| 4 | Kate was beginning to mean a lot to him . |
| 5 | Corbett grabbed a groom who was trying to lead a horse to the stables at the far end of the bailey but the fool could not understand him and Corbett simply drew a blank look , followed by a shrug and muttered curses . |
| 6 | Armenia alleged that Azerbaijan was trying to open a corridor to the Azeri-populated Autonomous Region of Nakhichevan through Armenian territory . |
| 7 | In late April Alfredo César the President of the National Assembly and ( like Godoy ) an open opponent of Lacayo , had announced that he was planning to introduce a bill to " review " thousands of land rights decisions made by the former Sandinista government . |