Example sentences of "[det] is [adv] [v-ing] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doubtless this is partly owing to echoes of the ending of Love 's Labours Lost , and also of Ambrose Philips 's ‘ Winter Piece ’ . |
| 2 | This is not owing to purely commercial considerations . |
| 3 | Needless to say , this is not going to be the last word in the debate between the constructivists and the nativists . |
| 4 | You 've been a good friend but unfortunately this is not going to be enough to help your friend . |
| 5 | We wo n't be printing names ; this is not going to be a dealer persecution service , nor even a personal arbitration service such as Which ? magazine 's ‘ Personal Service ’ , because we simply can not become involved on that level . |
| 6 | Clearly all this is not going to be much fun , but my aim is egoism and not hedonism . |
| 7 | And fourth , this is not going to be a close scrutiny of the current wave of educational issues and innovations . |
| 8 | This is not going to be my day . |
| 9 | Sit down , child , this is not going to be — easy . ’ |
| 10 | This is not going to be a world record-breaking National . |
| 11 | I 'd like to say this is not going to be a very anyway . |
| 12 | This is already starting to ‘ gloss up ’ with use , giving both these guitars a friendly , used feel after only a couple of days ' playing . |
| 13 | Now I suppose this is just appealing to my sense of power or something , being able to walk in and take charge and in a minute or two they 've settled down and they 're not panicking because you 've arrived and all their burdens are on your shoulders and they do n't have to worry any more because the doctor 's there … this I find profoundly satisfying as long as I can , in fact , cope with what 's happening . |
| 14 | The ‘ whistlation ’ lasted four days , as the pioneer had to repeat himself 808 million times , until someone realised he was whistling the words , ‘ this is just going to be a short whistle because I have very sore throat . ’ |
| 15 | This is n't going to be so bad after all . |
| 16 | After a frantic few minutes ' chase the skua realises this is n't going to be cost-effective and breaks off to look for something easier . |
| 17 | I 'm never never one for for making work but on an a on although this is n't going to be called an annual report for most children it will be an annual event and I do feel quite strongly that for the child to be able to have the opportunity |
| 18 | I 'm sorry , this is n't going to be easy for you , but I 've got to say it . |
| 19 | ‘ This is n't going to work , ’ Alina said despondently . |
| 20 | ‘ This is n't going to work , ’ he started to say , but Bobo pulled her arm back into the cage and made a vague two-handed gesture . |
| 21 | And I hope this is n't going to be a precedent . ’ |
| 22 | This is n't going to be a picnic , if I know the press . |
| 23 | Yes , erm I 'm sorry to disappoint you this is n't going to be the other side of the coin . |
| 24 | This is my first letter to this magnificent mailing networky thing ( except it is'nt really because i had one sent back the other day , but that s another story ) This is also going to be my last for a while as I 'm going back home to newcastle tomorrow . |
| 25 | Art dealers are looking for quality work and if the dispirited pastiches I came across in the East End are representative of the best on offer this is clearly going to be an increasingly difficult task . |
| 26 | This is never going to work , Charles was thinking , so what is the point of worrying about it ? |
| 27 | That 's right , erm , I can save it with the row on the other files , but the total is now on row twenty six , but this is still referring to the same cells , C twenty five . |
| 28 | I think : this is definitely going to be easy . |
| 29 | This is now leading to an increase in the availability of public sector land for development by the private sector , which is complemented by policies providing financial incentives such as Derelict Land Grant and the Urban Development Grant . |
| 30 | Similar damage is done by repeated emotional abuse , and I believe that the true damage done by this is only beginning to be seen . |