Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [vb past] [pron] be going " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the first couple of minutes I thought we were going to be in for a really entertaining game . |
| 2 | Well naturally I was I was raving wild when I got up and that 's well the lads I thought they were going to turn the van over tell you the truth . |
| 3 | That Saturday I said I was going to collect John 's suitcase from Susan . |
| 4 | When the mother came up to her bedroom she asked what was going on . |
| 5 | Then when we had eaten tea she said she was going to play the harmonium . |
| 6 | For a second I thought he was going to hit me , but then he reached into his jacket pocket and brought out a wallet that he unfolded and thrust towards me , giving me just enough time to see that he held the rank of chief inspector , one of the highest ranks in the Bahamian police force , then the wallet was snapped shut and Deacon Billingsley moved to stand very close to me , so close that I could smell the cigar smoke on his breath . |
| 7 | Oh are you going , oh I did n't realize you were going to the pub I thought you were going out somewhere . |
| 8 | And , as the rain got worse during the rounds I thought someone was going to have to go off and build an ark . |
| 9 | Then they hit the main road and he opened the bike up and for an awful second she thought she was going to slide off the back . |
| 10 | For a split second she thought he was going to ignore her , but he jerked his head round and his glance slid over her pale face . |
| 11 | For a fearful second she thought he was going to strike Steve but slowly he lifted his hand to reach out in greeting , not to deliver a blow . |
| 12 | Last gift to proud parents from brave girl who knew she was going to die |
| 13 | At some stage in their lives they decided they were going to be a winner not a loser . |
| 14 | As Harry led her towards the dance floor , she said , ‘ For one moment I thought you were going to knock poor Jerry sideways . ’ |
| 15 | For a moment I thought she was going to faint . |
| 16 | For a moment I thought she was going the same way as her father . |
| 17 | Forget it , I said , For a moment I thought he was going to tell me to sling my hook . |
| 18 | For an awful moment I thought he was going to drive over the edge , but he stopped abruptly and we all got out . |
| 19 | ‘ For a moment I thought he was going to kill me . |
| 20 | For a moment I thought he was going to get back to the DIY metaphor and start to try to get them to see me as undercoat or Jesus Christ as primer , but , instead , he recovered himself enough to say , ‘ Great News ! ’ |
| 21 | For a moment I thought he was going to stand there facing it , daring it to stop . |
| 22 | Lisabeth asked and for a moment I thought he was going to slam the door on us . |
| 23 | The first lecture I gave I was going on about the different approaches to psychology . |
| 24 | For a moment she thought he was going to throw his arms round her and hug her , she was sure he had been thinking of it , but he hesitated and she turned away . |
| 25 | For one terrifying moment she thought he was going to subdue her again but she threw him off with a shove . |
| 26 | He edged his way through the standing drinkers and for a moment she thought he was going to join her , but he merely nodded and drifted down the room , taking up a position by the wall where he seemed to become engrossed in watching the efforts of a group of youngsters on the one-armed bandit . |
| 27 | His face hardened and for one dreadful moment she thought he was going to turn away . |
| 28 | Georg looked at her and for a moment she thought he was going to grab her , thought he was going to cry himself , but he suddenly stormed out of the dairy and began to stride up towards the lower pasture . |
| 29 | For a moment she thought he was going to slam the phone down , then she heard him give a deep sigh . |
| 30 | For a fearful moment she thought he was going to lean down and kiss her , and because she had no idea how she would defend herself if he did she shut her eyes tightly , opting for the ostrich technique . |