Example sentences of "going [verb] [adv prt] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Well she was going to go up Kingswood to see Lynn . |
2 | If they 're going to find out Paul Gray 's killer they need to know as much as possible about his movements near to the time of his death . ’ |
3 | They feared that the KMT was going to sell out Taiwan in secret talks with its old mainland compatriots . |
4 | We 're just going to pick up Ho now . |
5 | Deeply grateful to Kathy , she said , ‘ Tomorrow I 'm going to pick up Josh , take the train to Warminster , and look for a place where we can start all over again . ’ |
6 | ‘ If you are going to set up things for volunteers , you need to make sure that you 've got your act together because otherwise , if they just turn up and muddle along , they wo n't stay . |
7 | In the Wessex Dairies case , it was found that on the last day of his employment as a milkman the defendant , whilst on his round , informed customers that he would soon cease to be employed by the plaintiffs , that he was going to set up business on his own and could supply them with milk . |
8 | ‘ My mother has mentioned you a lot in her letters , ’ she said at last , deciding that honesty was the only policy , if she was going to smooth over accusations made in the heat of the moment . |
9 | I think she 's going to give up work soon so she can take it easy . |
10 | He waited until we were browsing through the chilled fish before raising the issue : ‘ Do you really think that Old Mother Walsh 's snake is actually going to wriggle down Wimbledon High Street when the time comes ? ’ |
11 | Oh right , I that that said , I thought that was another D , it could n't be , demotivated , erm , you 're too set in your ways , lack of detail , lack of commitment , irresponsible , is that , yes , lack of respect for your superiors , erm , disillusioned , you know , we er , we were going to put down things like er , mentally challenged , and things like that , but it did n't go down too well . |
12 | I was going to put down roots , achieve something , give meaning to my existence . |
13 | In that space of time you 're going to build up hatred . |
14 | Erm , that neither of them can be here , they 're both attending the same meeting , 'cos I think it 's going to slow down progress , if that 's the case . |
15 | Eubank looked as though he was going to finish off Thornton in the ninth round — and should have done so in the tenth . |
16 | Seve Ballesteros criticised the length of the tour when it was announced in September , but Schofield stated : ‘ Our job is to get competitive opportunities for our members and we are not going to turn down opportunities . |
17 | What , what happened was Robert , Rob and me shouted , Robert and me were there and who was it , Helen was there I think as well , his ex girlfriend we were going go on Jon , go on jump and everybody in the pool started it go on Jonathan |
18 | But now , when the video comes out , he 's just going to break down doors . |
19 | Third , I 'm going to pay back Stuart . |
20 | I think they 're going to move down south . |
21 | I 've got it all on this tape Malcolm X , Kerry 's saying Malcolm X is brilliant , he was a black man , he was a nigger and Truno was going shut up Truno 's black too and she was going shut up ! |
22 | I mean this , this product , if people have got the health to buy it , because we 're obviously not going to take on people that are in poor health , they can afford it , because obviously as they get older , the risk is greater and it becomes more expensive , it sells itself , it really does , it 's a brilliant product . |
23 | Adam , we 're going to take over Europe and the Soviet Union . |
24 | Nineteen ninety nine China 's going to take over Hong Kong . |
25 | Are you going to take over patients that you consider too difficult for me ? |
26 | Self-understanding is not in itself going to bring about changes , but it can be half the battle in recognizing what is happening early enough and encouraging you to do something about it . |