Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] were [verb] [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did n't even know you were gon na be getting another one . |
| 2 | We put enough rehearsal in to know we were going to be okay ; it was n't people just going up there and jamming . ’ |
| 3 | How were we to know there were gon na be two Hilton Hotels in Leeds ? |
| 4 | Wanting to remain a child becomes unfeasible even to the most stupid old beard at the age of about 35 ; they eventually give up and accept they were born to be schoolteachers . |
| 5 | Though his critics maintain they were trying to be constructive and wanted him to stay , Sutton was convinced that the criticism had been organized in advance as a warning that if he did not go , as Pilger was demanding , they would make life hell for him . |
| 6 | The mystery plays were originally known as the Corpus Christi Play ; the use of the singular ‘ play ’ indicated they were intended to be seen as a whole , while Corpus Christi refers to the holy day on which they were performed . |
| 7 | eh if I know it were gon na be that quick I would n't of put that other one in freezer |
| 8 | In the course of its report it made several suggestions as to reform of the law to increase the availability of credit by removing what were perceived to be legal handicaps : Specifically , the Banking Commission recommended changes in the law of security . |
| 9 | Henceforth unions could be fined very heavily for conducting what were deemed to be unlawful strikes : several of them were to suffer accordingly , starting with the National Graphical Association . |
| 10 | ‘ If I 'd known you were going to be so quick I 'd have given you a lift . ’ |
| 11 | I guess we were meant to be , however much we try to fight it . |
| 12 | I guess we were meant to be , however much we try to fight it . |
| 13 | ‘ whereby that person is likely to believe that such violence would be used or it is likely that such violence would be provoked ’ The officer dealing and/or civilian witnesses could help prove this point by including in their evidence observations such as , ‘ The crowd of visiting football supporters were likely to believe they were going to be attacked ’ , or ‘ It was likely that the visiting supporters would lose their tempers and attack the home crowd ’ . |
| 14 | At some stage in their lives they decided they were going to be a winner not a loser . |
| 15 | This morning in Blackpool Mr Patten apologised for the comments , saying they were meant to be ’ satirical ’ . |
| 16 | He criticised the system of screening and the appeals tribunal for refugees due to be sent back , saying they were forbidden to be present , allowed no legal representation , and were not told the reasons for decisions . |
| 17 | Rational techniques were introduced to try to solve what were perceived to be problems at the time . |
| 18 | The appointment of Mr Stürmer , a friend of Chancellor Kohl and a man often seen on television , made some of the staff fear they were going to be ‘ politicised ’ . |
| 19 | A few years ago they were making some of the best pop singles you could play on a jukebox : ‘ Something About You ’ , ‘ Leaving Me Now ’ , ‘ Lessons In Love ’ , all the kind of thing that you felt you were going to be sick of hearing before long but which still sounded good after the thousandth time . |
| 20 | Well if you we if you knew you were gon na be sick you could have made it a bit more a different colour than that ! |
| 21 | Can I ask you what your reaction was when you knew you were going to be cautioned and not prosecuted ? |
| 22 | ‘ Now you know I would n't leave you unless I knew you were going to be all right . |
| 23 | ‘ I thought you were going to be a farmer . ’ |
| 24 | When we got married there were no wedding cakes , no wedding do 's , you were just glad to get married , you thought you were going to be better off , but really you 'd no idea . |
| 25 | I thought you were going to be here in London for ages . ’ |
| 26 | What you and Sam thought you were going to be doing . |
| 27 | I thought you were meant to be watching your blood pressure . ’ |
| 28 | I thought you were gon na be an Ovaltiney again ! |
| 29 | I could tell you were going to be a Southwell one . |
| 30 | ‘ You knew we were going to be here at the same time ? ’ |