Example sentences of "[was/were] going [verb] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Ace felt that her eyes were going to vibrate out of their sockets . |
| 5 | Like Miss Honey , she felt sure both ears were going to come off at any moment with all the weight that was on them . |
| 6 | The only words they exchanged during the engagements were to discuss which side of the car they were going to step out of . |
| 7 | They were going to break out of their self-imposed cage . |
| 8 | When you came here , you said you were going to find out about him , and you succeeded . |
| 9 | ‘ She was wondering what they were going to get up to next . |
| 10 | it 's Wednesday today all day I thought you were going to get on with your painting ? |
| 11 | That was all they were going to get out of her . |
| 12 | With coughing , he opened his eyes and began groaning which was at least some sign of progress , and I started looking about to see how we were going to get out of what appeared to be uncomfortably like a prison . |
| 13 | ‘ How did you think you were going to get by without me to explain everything to you ? ’ asks Phil reasonably . |
| 14 | Generally , when you played Jimmy Connors you understood you were going to stay out on the court for four or five hours , at least . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ He said he was going to drive up to the Spaniard 's for a drink . |
| 16 | Jenny poured forth a stream of ‘ brilliants ’ ’ and said she was going to drive down to Harwich that evening . |
| 17 | ‘ Duw , course I will , ’ Hari said firmly though she had no idea how she was going to live up to her word . |
| 18 | After a shower she put it on with a frown , worried that it really was going to live up to her expectations , teamed up with seamed black tights and her new black slingback shoes . |
| 19 | She was going to call out to them , but something in Meredith 's face stopped her , and the next instant he had swept down the stairs with his arm about John Harbour 's shoulders and was gone . |
| 20 | Ron finally became angry and wrote me a letter asking when I was going to turn up for training . |
| 21 | I did n't know quite where or how or with whom but I was going to turn in at the Gendarmerie and take it from there . |
| 22 | ‘ You know I would if I 'd thought it was going to turn out like this ! |
| 23 | Erm er , very concerned as to what it was going to lead up to up , and hoping , you know , against hope that 's you were n't going to be involved in anything like that . |
| 24 | Rosie was going to move in with me April–July as Mark has found a room in a really nice flat in St Stephens Street ( nr. ) from April , but she phoned last week to say she + Jonathan have bought a wee flat already ! |
| 25 | I have a four foot tank which I was going to set up for Malawis , however , with the above in mind , what would you consider the best course of action : |
| 26 | He was going to set up in London . |
| 27 | ‘ The first time ’ , Hortensia said , ‘ I poured half a tin of Golden Syrup on to the seat of the chair the Trunchbull was going to sit on at prayers . |
| 28 | ‘ Insulting , then , ’ she agreed quietly , determined not to lose her temper , although if he was going to carry on in that vein the chances of her keeping it for very long were absolutely nil . |
| 29 | Judging by the latest letter he had received from New York , care of Isobel Dawson , it was going to go up with a bang — there had been sufficient talk of banning it to make sure that everybody bought it , without any real danger that it would be banned from the bookstores . |
| 30 | Mm so he was going to go up to . |