Example sentences of "[was/were] going [to-vb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I thought you were going to call in , ’ he remarked . |
| 2 | The order came at the end of the summer term and , just as the holidays were beginning , the teacher who was going to replace my father arrived to see what kind of strange specimens he was going to land among and what sort of house he and his family were going to live in . |
| 3 | They would be in favour of it if it could be worked out in a practical form : but it did not mean they were going to give up the freedom of the seas . |
| 4 | And there was lots of the we came to an end and if we were going to carry on with this further we the everybody was getting a bit fed up with it . |
| 5 | If the family were going to take on the outside world , they 'd do it in eccentric style , his father had implied . |
| 6 | You were going to take on the ones we had last time . |
| 7 | ‘ I just got the impression you were going to go on arguing all night . ’ |
| 8 | Had you any had you any clue at all that they were going to go back ? |
| 9 | Oh yes , we were going to go out but bother . |
| 10 | I asked how we were going to wake up because I for one did n't have an alarm clock on me , and he said , ‘ Always wake up when I want . |
| 11 | You see , so these people were going to move in at the weekend so had to put a stop to that cos they had no authority to move in there until the solicitors try and get this thing sorted out . |
| 12 | She waited nervously while he went inside , and wondered how things were going to turn out . |
| 13 | Patrick squirmed uncomfortably in the jumper and the trousers , which were at least two sizes too large for him — he felt as if they were going to fall down at any moment . |
| 14 | They were going to put on the big show . |
| 15 | Oh right , I that that said , I thought that was another D , it could n't be , demotivated , erm , you 're too set in your ways , lack of detail , lack of commitment , irresponsible , is that , yes , lack of respect for your superiors , erm , disillusioned , you know , we er , we were going to put down things like er , mentally challenged , and things like that , but it did n't go down too well . |
| 16 | Originally Abba 's record company were going to put out their record in December . |
| 17 | We were working with the council at ten pence and hour so we thought we were going to improve on that a wee bit . |
| 18 | You got letters from home , from your father asking when you were going to settle down and get a proper job , or were you going to be an ‘ eternal student ’ ? |
| 19 | It consoled him to know you were going to settle down and have children . |
| 20 | I had known that this was pending but when , over the last few weeks , I had enquired when they were going to start out , the reply was always the same , ‘ Oh , I think we 'll wait a bit and hope for some warmer weather . ’ |
| 21 | So we were going to make up a sport to see what he said , and in Spain they play a game called callots . |
| 22 | Ace felt that her eyes were going to vibrate out of their sockets . |
| 23 | Particularly with the the s the strong belief that the flats were going to come down which has subsequently proved to be true . |
| 24 | She wished he would n't : once the door was opened , of course they were going to come in . |
| 25 | I think they were so nervous to play anything that would imply for the space shot or against the space shot — whether the guys were going to come back or not . |
| 26 | I feel down and thought they were going to come back again to finish me off . ’ |
| 27 | I think there was a law passed in Scotland … that a certain class should educate its children , its boys , in England , to alienate them from the people they were going to come back and rule over . |
| 28 | Like Miss Honey , she felt sure both ears were going to come off at any moment with all the weight that was on them . |
| 29 | The only words they exchanged during the engagements were to discuss which side of the car they were going to step out of . |
| 30 | They were going to break out of their self-imposed cage . |