Example sentences of "go to the cinema " in BNC.

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1 He was going to the cinema for the second time that week , with his beautiful lady , his Sweetheart , who looked and smelt and sometimes spoke like the real-life star of a Hollywood movie .
2 It is just that going to the cinema has become inexorably linked with the purchase and consumption of such foods .
3 I Pressed home the usual arguments about duty and not fighting the war for the privilege of going to the cinema .
4 At first they spent their Saturdays and an occasional evening with a group of friends : shopping , at parties , going to the cinema or occasionally to a disco .
5 The couple were now enjoying a regular social life together , which included going to the cinema , walking , and visiting friends .
6 ‘ We were going to the cinema — last night .
7 Treat yourself to a special evening of entertainment — whether it be hiring a video you 've been meaning to watch , going to the cinema or theatre , or just visiting a friend .
8 According to Martin Scorsese , who you might expect to know about such things , going to the cinema is like taking drugs .
9 ‘ I get criticised for not going to the cinema to see people 's reaction — but I 'm not there to review the audience . ’
10 Turning to Dr Reid , she asked , ‘ Are you going to the cinema on Friday ? ’
11 Going to the cinema in the 1940s and 1950s , for example , was an important part of courtship among young people : it had more in common with other courtship rituals than with other forms of media use , such as reading the paper .
12 France boasts a rich and varied tradition of film-making where going to the cinema is an accepted part of people 's cultural and intellectual lives .
13 I 've been going to the cinema ever since I was 7 years old and I 've seen fights at many films .
14 Common fantasy that a spell on the dole is the change that 's as good as a rest assumes that the pastimes of the poor are the weekend pleasures of the employed — drinking , fishing , playing with cars , playing pool , playing bingo , going to the cinema .
15 Mary came in , sat briefly with Alice , said she and Reggie were going to the cinema .
16 I hate housework , untidiness and most programmes on TV — I love going to the cinema , though . ’
17 The afternoons were also good for going to the cinema ; they had all of the stuff that would take about six months to make a brief appearance in her home town and she could see it on decent-sized screens instead of one like the end of a shoebox .
18 And then we 've got us a we 're going to the cinema .
19 For example , you disapprove of my going to the cinema this evening , but what do you think I should be doing ?
20 ‘ I expect when you 're not going to the theatre — sometimes — and going to the cinema — sometimes — you 're having cosy little evenings in with Arnie ? ’
21 Everyone enjoys going to the cinema and it would be nice if it could also be taken seriously .
22 Before they parted May told her friend she was going to the cinema but she never left her house again .
23 ‘ Now when I know the boys are preparing for another game and I 'm not there , I will miss it ; the familiar routine , meeting at the Petersham Hotel in Richmond on a Wednesday night , the late meal , the exchange of views as people come in ; the Thursday morning training , dashing round to golf or wherever in the afternoon , the team meeting in the evening , the Friday session , probably going to the cinema at night , the leg pulling , the nervous jokes on the Saturday of the game itself , the closing in from the outside world . ’
24 But , yeah we did cos we 'll all be there going to the cinema , but we could n't get in .
25 I hate going to the cinema .
26 Oh I love going to the cinema .
27 I like going to the cinema actually .
28 And I believe that the growing trend erm of people going to the cinema , erm cinema owners reconverting cinemas they 've cut into three back into the large auditoria , erm will continue and a night out at the cinema has something to do with the the building you 're in , erm this building if refurbished would have a restaurant , would have a bar , would have a cinema club , would be a real asset to the town .
29 On one occasion , to kill time before a suitably uplifting film , we met at Waterloo station and decided to go to the cinema within the station precinct which showed a continuous programme of cartoons for the convenience of passengers with time on their hands .
30 Sunday was not much better ; Miss Huntley had not risen from her bed until one p.m. and had not left the flat until five , then only to go to the cinema .
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