Example sentences of "was going to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So are big ones : Claire was going to the south of France . |
| 2 | Hearing that Peggy van Praagh was going to the south of France with a friend and had a spare seat in her car , he asked if he might come too . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Before they parted May told her friend she was going to the cinema but she never left her house again . |
| 5 | ‘ I assumed he was going to the apartment to pick up some papers , ’ she said vaguely . |
| 6 | While they were saying so , Marshall was contacting Mrs Tavett and learning that her husband had said he was going to the surgery that morning but had not been home since . |
| 7 | Cinderella was going to the ball . |
| 8 | Cos she was going to the panto thingy . |
| 9 | In the evening Kalchu went round the village from house to house until he found someone who was going to the Bazaar the following day . |
| 10 | She did n't think I was going to the loo . |
| 11 | He got off with him and he knew he was going to the station to sign off and he asked him , ‘ Did you pay your fare on the car ? ’ |
| 12 | The boy was going to the boxroom and was clearly excited at possessing a room of his own for the first time . |
| 13 | Yes , an and what really upset the erm the , the members of the scheme and the pensioners was the fact that the money was going to actually erm fund the redundancy per programme er for the business and was going to the benefit of the employees and none of it was going to the actual pensioners . |
| 14 | I du n no I just said I wanted to go to a pub I did n't say I was going to the pub . |
| 15 | Actually there 's Paul , the guy who 'd given me a lift to the concert and , and he mentioned going to the , the film I saw , erm but I knew he was going to the pub , he always goes to the pub afterwards . |
| 16 | When I ran away I was going to the beach , but as I got near it I recognized someone I was avoiding . |
| 17 | She was going to the airport and not to Alain 's house . |
| 18 | Your analogy would be more accurate if you 'd talked of a mechanic saying he was going to the boot of my car to check the battery , having of course meant to say the bonnet . |
| 19 | After lunch Lord Henry said that he was going to the park and as he left the room , Dorian Gray touched his arm . |
| 20 | He want out at half-seven and told Sarah he was going to the yard to work on the books . ’ |
| 21 | After a second beer , Dr Reid prepared to leave , explaining that he was going to the dispensary . |
| 22 | I am not even sure we would say that the parrot had said it was going to the bank , that is , had made an assertion . |
| 23 | Erm Mi Michelle when I was going to the bank . |
| 24 | Having seen me she had also seen that I was alone , and watching me from cover as she undoubtedly was , she would assume I was going to the pool to drink as she had done . |
| 25 | As we lifted it , it came out and banged me on the top there , and it knocked me out , knocked me out and I was going to the doctor , but what frightened them all , this was the funny thing , what frightened them all to death , was the fact that I was violently sick you see , and all was bright red you see , and well the fireman passed out , well , do you know what it was ? we had blackcurrant ! |
| 26 | The Feldwebel said he was going to the lavatory . |
| 27 | He was going to the analyst every morning . |
| 28 | I told my friends I was going to the dentist this afternoon because I knew they 'd be jealous if they knew I 'd seen Home Alone 2 before anyone else . |
| 29 | She also mentioned I was going to the dentist next week ( correct ) , I would travel often ( debatable ) and that I would still end up with a lot of money ( probably wrong ) . |
| 30 | Oh what happened was he was going to the match |