Example sentences of "be going [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did she see me pour the Finish 'Em into the punch ? ‘ I know we 're going through a bad patch at the moment . ’ |
| 2 | I know you 're going through a bad time , but my main concern is Maureen . ’ |
| 3 | They 're going through a bad period and they 'll be looking for a positive result as well . |
| 4 | But erm they 're going through a bit of a would n't say a bad patch but with living with their mum , with their |
| 5 | We 're Going On A Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury |
| 6 | We 're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen , illustrated by Helen Oxenbury ( Walker Books , £9.95 ) Winner of the Smarties Award 1989 After one reading , Rosa gave this large format , handsome book her highest accolade ; she briskly wrote her name in the front and asked if she could take it to school ‘ to show Olga ’ , her favourite teacher . |
| 7 | ‘ But we 're going on a trip , lovie . |
| 8 | If you 're going on a long journey alone , plan your route in advance using main roads as far as possible . |
| 9 | You 're going on a freebie to the Tate because you 're going to be our guide . |
| 10 | no , that 's the same thing , you 're going on a journey |
| 11 | no oh you are slow , come on you 're going on a journey , not in a car |
| 12 | Oh well the last thing anyone wants to do when they 're going on a retirement course is to talk about dying . |
| 13 | ‘ You 're going on a ride , fuckhead . |
| 14 | you know we 're going on a surprise er trip to Scarborough do n't you ? |
| 15 | You 're going on a sponsored slim |
| 16 | And we 're going on a coach so you do n't you |
| 17 | We 're going , we 're going on a Friday |
| 18 | If we 're going on a journey , and we plan where we 're going to go from , I want to get to Birmingham or wherever it is . |
| 19 | if you think you 're going on a cruise liner it 's obviously gon na be , you know , fairly well off people . |
| 20 | So you 're going at a steady speed . |
| 21 | So they 're going at fifty five metres every twenty seconds , and you can imagine Peter O'Sullivan , now look at this Pip , they 're going at a , a nice steady fifty five metres every twenty seconds , what 's that in metres per second ? |
| 22 | We 're going to a restaurant for dinner so I want to have something special ; |
| 23 | The old joke is that in the army they once had the message ‘ Send reinforcements we 're going to advance ’ but it became ‘ Send three and fourpence we 're going to a dance . ’ |
| 24 | We 're going to a big house called Millfield . |
| 25 | We walk back through the park and disperse : tonight they 're going to a party , it 's Paul from The Soup Dragons ’ birthday . |
| 26 | You 're going to a ball dressed like that ? ’ |
| 27 | The whole of British Isles , right , erm in various sort of settings , different places , you 're going to a school are n't you tomorrow |
| 28 | Well we 're go , we 're going to a close , so let me finally ask you yo thi this , i if you wanted to reassert one Scottish tradition , either an old one or a new one , wha what would it be ? |
| 29 | ‘ Och no , John , we 're going to a swimming-pool . ’ |
| 30 | You 're going to a friend 's for a barbecue on a hot summer 's evening , and you 're walking up the drive and you can smell the barbecue sizzling away . |