Example sentences of "[pron] going [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | To me , it seems that my felt desire for coffee is the cause of my going to the kitchen . |
| 2 | It is therefore natural to speak of my desire for coffee as the cause of my going to the kitchen ; a quite different kind of cause would be operating if someone twisted my arm behind my back and forced me to go . |
| 3 | ‘ Do you suppose , ’ Kitty said now , ‘ do you suppose that there is even any point in my going to the manager and asking ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Anything wrong with my going to the Fourniers ? ’ |
| 5 | Like by my going to the Fourniers . |
| 6 | Maybe the note said something about my going to the newspapers . |
| 7 | For example , you disapprove of my going to the cinema this evening , but what do you think I should be doing ? |
| 8 | I thought she must not like the idea of my going on the plane with her , then coming home every year laden with presents . |
| 9 | as for my going before the rulers , I was no whit afraid or thoughtful , for I had cast my care upon the Lord , which I was persuaded would speak for me. therefore I was not troubled nor afraid , for the Lord said to me , ‘ Fear not , be not dismayed , I am thy God , and will stand by thee' |
| 10 | You did say was I going to the Swimming Gala on Monday and if I wanted to go along with them to go round before , at least the granny said to go round , but I said I was n't sure what I was doing . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ If by that you mean am I going to the police station to confess , then no . |
| 12 | Me I going on the pot |
| 13 | When he came alongside a trawler 25 miles out from the English coast he asked : ‘ Am I going in the right direction for France ? ’ |
| 14 | Shaun lends them their going to the health club . |
| 15 | He believes — as any political leader must believe , to keep himself going through the grinding work of electioneering — that victory is out there , but that the voters are making the Tories work hard for it . |
| 16 | Napoleon III 's ministers had worked hard to bring about the visit — not merely because it was in support of the Emperor 's policy but also , it was hoped , to distract him from his privately announced intention of himself going to the Crimea . |
| 17 | She would tell him about Mr Coleby 's visit and her going to the loft as soon as he came in . |
| 18 | Here 's somebody going to the dentist in this book . |
| 19 | Then there 'll be nothing going to the bank and it also would pay off the arrears on on the vehicles . |
| 20 | Certainly keeps them going on the grounds that eventually there will you know we 'll be able to say and this is what we believed this long and you know this is what has been proved to be necessary . |
| 21 | Christy O'Connor Jnr played on the second morning and Jose Maria Canizares in the afternoon and although they did n't give me any points I felt it was important that they got a chance to taste the atmosphere and feel a part of the proceedings , as I thought that it would help them going into the singles . |
| 22 | It 's not that he wants to stop them going to the toilet , we 've got to persuade these people to do it on a stagger basis … |
| 23 | And I 'll send that to Dick and he 'll fix you 're up and saved them going to the lot of trouble on their own er ground . |
| 24 | They left the hatch open , and we could hear them going about the barge , arguing with the bargemen . |
| 25 | Romany mimed them going about the boat , looking here and looking there . |
| 26 | I encouraged them to lead but kept them going towards the sun by suggesting detours round obstructing patches , and I identified the trees for them , trying to make it interesting . |
| 27 | If they should fall down the steps the fence will stop them going onto the road . |
| 28 | Lucy watched them going down the lane . |
| 29 | lock Peter Bell got them going with the opening score … |
| 30 | It provides us with the data , but school children will probably lose interest , so I 've decided to keep them going with the , and they 're quite happy about that . |