Example sentences of "[v-ing] to be the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those treats were always a scrimmage — ten or twelve boys all endeavouring to be the first to catch Mrs. Robbins ' eye . |
| 2 | Fearing a more violent explosion of disagreement , pride in not wanting to be the first to make a move . |
| 3 | No longer wanting to be the second class citizens of the sport , the women golfers have used the Classic at Woburn to launch their new drive for equal opportunities . |
| 4 | This may be excellent fodder for people who are aspiring to be the next winner of Mastermind . |
| 5 | The right hon. Member for Birmingham , Sparkbrook ( Mr. Hattersley ) , who has left the Chamber , seemed to be aspiring to be the next Home Secretary , but he appears to have forgotten that there is a land frontier between the United Kingdom and another nation . |
| 6 | Besides , there is no solid reason to assume that Mr Hussein 's will is going to be the first to break . |
| 7 | All three of you are going to be the first victims of the Kershaw Worm . ’ |
| 8 | It seemed that NoS was going to be the first to tap the huge reservoir of people who had given up on the papers altogether . |
| 9 | Is 1992 going to be the first true Year of the Environment ? |
| 10 | We 're going to be the first men at the South Pole , and that flag is going to be first , too ! ’ |
| 11 | Now that Sinclair has perfected the newer type of membrane system used on the QL it would be interesting to speculate on which of the add-on companies is going to be the first to offer replacements for this ! |
| 12 | The next meeting I think we 'd already agreed it was going to be the first Monday in August which I think is the |
| 13 | Whose going to be the first . |
| 14 | Mm yes , erm since the home office secretary 's initiative it 's progressing quite well , with interest from certainly Bassett , Newark Stanton on the Wolds Tollerton and some other of the rural Coldfield areas were interested in going forward , Bassett looked very very interested , we went to a meeting last night , eighteen parish councils were represented , er Beckingham is going to be the first one , they 've got a special that lives there who 's gon na take up the work , Superintendent came down last night to do a circular of em a questionnaire around the village and parish to get find out what people want , and then go and see what the specials able to provide and meet the two together and get some sort of contractive agreement , he 'll work from the police house there , he 'll have access to the car , when it 's not being used by the rural officer , also his radio . |
| 15 | How soon will it be before you 'll know what is going to be the first production ? |
| 16 | We think it was going to be the seventh and the eighth and the ninth , and they 've told Newcastle City it 's the ninth , but she was meant to confirmed last Wednesday , and she 's still not . |
| 17 | Needless to say , this is not going to be the last word in the debate between the constructivists and the nativists . |
| 18 | I had a record company screaming for final mixes , not even sure that they wanted this album because ‘ Space Oddity ’ did n't do too well and as far as they were concerned this was going to be the last they had to do with David Bowie , and I was n't delivering the goods . |
| 19 | Suppose you knew that this was going to be the last day of your life . |
| 20 | ‘ So — is this going to be the last day of my life ? ’ |
| 21 | This is going to be the last party for quite a bit . ’ |
| 22 | There is a saying ‘ Who 's going to be the last one to pull their hands out of the fire ? ’ |
| 23 | She swore to herself that this was going to be the last child . |
| 24 | ‘ I tried to hate you but deep down I knew I was lost and that , however many lovers you 'd previously had , I was going to be the last one . |
| 25 | I 'm going to be the last , ’ he warned , a serious note creeping into his voice . |
| 26 | The main thing to remember when looking for your first gigs is that promoters , bookers and pub landlords are n't bothered whether you are going to be the next U2 . |
| 27 | When you talk about politics to BBC people , they immediately assume you mean BBC politics , not relations between the parties or the superpowers , but who 's going to be the next DG . |
| 28 | Lucinda replied : ‘ Gosh , perhaps you are going to be the next queen of England . ’ |
| 29 | They say he 's going to be the next Director . ’ |
| 30 | I do n't like him at all , and if he was going to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright , I could n't care less , and it would n't change my opinion of him as a man , which is that he 's — ’ |