Example sentences of "[was/were] going to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was as if he were going to the edge again of something fresh and new . |
| 2 | They were so green that they were going to the CAB to find out about unions . |
| 3 | They were going to the home of opera , to listen to some Verdi , Puccini and Donizetti ; and to see at first hand the fine art and architecture that he had studied and only previously heard about or seen in books . |
| 4 | Last night , he must have done about three grams of the white stuff , plus cognac to stop the shakes , plus not going to bed all night , plus having to behave like a serious grown-up with his trainer and make sure his homes were going to the right races in the right countries at the right time , plus a screaming anxiety attack about his father and Butler and the mess his life was in , plus the horrific combined effects of the morning and the country air . |
| 5 | ‘ We were going to the cinema — last night . |
| 6 | They said they were going to the local pub for a meal if I 'd like to join them . |
| 7 | ‘ I thought you said you were going to the bridge ? ’ |
| 8 | His other neighbour 's child-bride kissed her boy hero each morning , in her floating web dressing gown , as if he were going to the Falklands for three months . |
| 9 | Better still , instead of retreating back to the crossroads , they were going to the cover of the dark wood which ran like a bastion down the left flank of the French route to Quatre Bras . |
| 10 | Mary came in , sat briefly with Alice , said she and Reggie were going to the cinema . |
| 11 | The arms were going to the IRA . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Well , she did , but it was when we were going to the station to see him off . |
| 13 | Tonight they were going to the theatre . |
| 14 | I 'm a boarder at a school in Derbyshire and a member of the school 's Army Cadets , and we were going to the Beacons as part of a self-reliance exercise . |
| 15 | And they always travelled separately , even when they were going to the same function . |
| 16 | For your information , the ‘ scum ’ whom you 'd like to ban from Levellers gigs to let the ‘ genuine ’ fans in are more than likely friends of the band and were going to the gigs before you . |
| 17 | We just could n't get off we had the Metropolitan Police escorting us through you see , to the , we were going to the south . |
| 18 | They were going to the village . |
| 19 | For your information , the ‘ scum ’ whom you 'd like to ban from Levellers gigs to let the ‘ genuine ’ fans in are more than likely friends of the band and were going to the gigs before you . |
| 20 | They made specific donations on the night in the knowledge that it all the proceeds were going to the cancer day ward and that helped to boost the figure . |
| 21 | And I mean you yourself , you know , during the Westland you you you left a cabinet meeting , apparently Mrs Thatcher thought you were going to the loo and you went on television to say , I 'm resigning because I think she 's got it wrong over Westland . |
| 22 | It was a bright , sunny morning , + mum + I were going to the school exchange for some uniform . |
| 23 | And I thought they were going to the meeting er on Friday because I knew they were both off |
| 24 | Daddy and Neil were going to the |
| 25 | Ah yes , I ask you about those , erm cos we did say at one time that we thought some of you were going to the half yearly Council meeting and pick them up there . |
| 26 | Oh are you going , oh I did n't realize you were going to the pub I thought you were going out somewhere . |
| 27 | or if they were going to the university they would n't of gone there for the interview |
| 28 | So are big ones : Claire was going to the south of France . |
| 29 | Another thing that cut me off from the other kids was going to the grammar school — and having to wear a bright green blazer every day . |
| 30 | The boy was going to the boxroom and was clearly excited at possessing a room of his own for the first time . |