Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [v-ing] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The majority of businesses have less than ten employees and an increasing number of them are turning to IT as a low cost way to improve productivity and recordkeeping . |
| 2 | A discussion in our house on ( let's say ) the necessity of buying a new fridge will move swiftly to the education system ( via the rival claim of school fees to the purchase of the fridge ) and whether a move to another area might obviate the need for paying them , taking in a quick discourse on the immorality of contributing to the divisive education system in this country anyway ; this will lead to the if-we-sold-our-suburban-villa-we-could-buy-a-Georgian-manor-house-in-the-country conversation ; which will in its turn move on quite quickly to the horrors of British Rail and the greatly increased subjection to them that such a move would entail ; then we get to leaving all our friends behind , and to debating whether having them to stay at the weekends would not be perfectly satisfactory ; which will remind us that two or more of them are coming to dinner that very night and we 'd better get down to the off-licence ; then it 's shall-we-get-Muscadet-or-the-Chardonnay- again and for-heaven's-sake-get-enough which will get us back to the fridge , on account of last time we got the Chardonnay , I did n't put it in it soon enough . |
| 3 | For the next few months Mr and I are going to home in on a theme for these services . |
| 4 | ‘ You and I are going to Los Alamos for medical tests . |
| 5 | André and I are going to Monaco for the evening . ’ |
| 6 | Ann Tracy and I are going to Mull this summer . |
| 7 | I am referring to Dr. Bach Flower Remedies , a mixed distillation of which I had been prescribed and acquired at Bristol . |
| 8 | However , I am writing to Alan Harlow to state our disappointment ; to point out that we can not continue to pay subscriptions if the grant is not increased ; that we are doing our best to find sponsorship ( I 've written , on my own initiative , to 3 companies who might be willing to help , on environmental grounds ) ; that sponsorship from SNH is pretty unlikely , a ) because they do n't do any core funding , and b ) because the NCC element appears to be dominant there anyway ; that sponsorship from the Sports Council is also unlikely , though we are seeking a meeting with Terry Dowey of SSA as soon as possible . |
| 9 | I am writing to second her proposal ! ! |
| 10 | The reason I am writing to Mamma is to show her that I know my duty and that I am with the deepest respect her devoted son . ’ |
| 11 | Two hours later I am mentioning to Tony that I have been to Tromsø airport more times than I have to Gatwick . |
| 12 | ‘ I am travelling to Marseilles next week , when I will meet with American neurosurgeons to discuss Leah 's case . |
| 13 | As I take this bread and drink this wine , I am affirming to men , and to angels and to demons , that I believe Jesus Christ died for me , and I identify myself with him in his sacrifice for me . |
| 14 | A well-known example is the sentence ‘ I have plans to leave ’ ; this is ambiguous : a ) I have plans to leave ( i.e. I am planning to leave. ) b ) I have plans to leave ( i.e. I have some plans/diagrams/drawings that I have to leave . ) |
| 15 | Well I would expect that the Prime Minister would , I think this nonsense that is behind all this is that because I am talking to Gerry Adams , they do n't want to be seen to be talking to me because it looks this fingerprint argument |
| 16 | I am talking to Kathleen , not you ! |
| 17 | ‘ I am coming to London the day after tomorrow by the mid-day coach . |
| 18 | The hon. Gentleman , who has only just wandered in , should realise that I am responding to points raised earlier by his hon. Friends . |
| 19 | Shelley warned , ‘ But I am going to bed soon . ’ |
| 20 | I am going to Regent 's Park . ’ |
| 21 | Obviously there is a problem but I do n't know what it is — that 's why I am going to America . |
| 22 | ‘ Mama , I am going to work , not to attend social occasions . ’ |
| 23 | And during that time I am going to work out a way to keep us safe while we complete the job that will make us rich . ’ |
| 24 | To rapturous applause he told them : ‘ For the next two-and-a-half hours I am going to work your asses like you 've never been worked before . |
| 25 | Then I am going to sleep by the fire . ’ |
| 26 | And now I am going to Compline . ’ |
| 27 | I am going to supper with my former Port Manager colleague , , and a lifelong friend of his called , who is also retired but spend her working life dedicated to teaching and helping spastics . |
| 28 | I am going to heaven . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Yes , I am going to Provence in the summer . |
| 30 | ‘ Yanto Gates , ’ she squeaked , ‘ if you think I am going to hare around the country in all winds and weathers in a contraption like that , you 've got another think coming . |