Example sentences of "[adj] is [v-ing] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite the recession , which my right hon. Friend the Chancellor made clear is coming to an end , our national wealth is 23 per cent . |
| 2 | Yeah , but I mean I think this is sticking to us |
| 3 | ‘ Just tell me where all this is getting to . ’ |
| 4 | This is getting to be quite widely used nowadays , especially from the skin specialists , . |
| 5 | Recently a remedy was introduced that can be added to the pond water and this is proving to be successful . |
| 6 | This is damaging to the Government 's credit and we must do all we can to avoid it . ’ |
| 7 | This is according to Angela , who was still married to him then , and still close to him . |
| 8 | This is according to the government settled by the founder ; if he hath directed all to be under the absolute power of the visitor , it must be so . |
| 9 | This is according to the government settled by the founder ; if he hath directed all to be under the absolute power of the visitor , it must be so . |
| 10 | This is according to someone we 've never heard of before and hopefully will never hear of again , a Viscount Ullswater . |
| 11 | Er , the method of funding is changed for these programmes and this is leading to particular problems for the Horizons Agency . |
| 12 | Since Mao they 've definitely taken the view that they should stabilize their population numbers as soon as possible , and they now have the most restrictive policies in relation to families , deferral of marriage , penalties for those couples that in the towns have more than one child erm and this is leading to a dramatic reduction in crude birthrate . |
| 13 | Consequently there has been a marked fall in recruitment since 1964 — although it is still not enough on its own to create a shortage of labour — and this is contributing to the ageing labour force . |
| 14 | This is asking to be mugged . |
| 15 | All this is going to be over soon . ’ |
| 16 | Father Peter McGuinness , the parish priest and a man of gentle understatement , says this is going to be very confusing for tourists who want to pay homage to Inniskeen 's most famous son . |
| 17 | This is going to be great , I said to Taff as we settled ourselves in the trench and set up the Bren gun . |
| 18 | This is going to be a good trip . |
| 19 | We 've gone away from the days of systems imposed by the data processing department , this is going to be a system for the users . ’ |
| 20 | He also insists it Rock Against Repatriation will not be making just another showbiz charity record , but ‘ This is going to be a protest record and a ‘ symbol of hope ’ . |
| 21 | As one London analyst said yesterday : ‘ Psychologically , having the Chinese Government take a stake like this is going to be seen as very positive . ’ |
| 22 | For a moment you think ‘ this is going to be serious stuff ’ . |
| 23 | This is going to be the last party for quite a bit . ’ |
| 24 | This is going to work very well . |
| 25 | I think : this is going to be a pushover . |
| 26 | ‘ I do n't think this is going to work , ’ said Endill , knowing his nerves could n't stand much more . |
| 27 | ‘ I think this is going to be very helpful . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ This is going to be a tricky one , lad . ’ |
| 29 | This is going to be the greatest film ever made in America . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Because this is going to be a shock , ’ continued Harold doggedly . |