Example sentences of "[pron] [am/are] [adv] [verb] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let us hope that the Danes will vote ‘ No ’ in their referendum on June 2 , thus forcing all members to renegotiate the treaty , as many of them are now said to be having second thoughts of their own . |
| 2 | I am not going to be provoked . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ And I am not going to be your mama ! ’ |
| 4 | I am not going to be vulgarly inquisitive . |
| 5 | My time is extremely valuable , and I am not going to be kept waiting here while people like patients take up five or 10 minutes when I shall not be earning at a rate that would put the salary of Members of Parliament to shame . |
| 6 | ‘ No , I am not going to be sick again , ’ she added fiercely as Elise eyed her in alarm . |
| 7 | Maybe the ghost is where I am really meant to be . |
| 8 | I am deeply honoured to be invited to this momentous and lavish occasion by my esteemed friends , Martha and George . |
| 9 | I am actually meant to be going to a meeting … ’ |
| 10 | I am obviously considered to be in need of some help . |
| 11 | I 'm just pretending to be . |
| 12 | This morning we slipped into Mansfield for coffee and a haircut ; and now I 'm just waiting to be relieved , and rush to the letter rack . |
| 13 | If I 'm going to a meeting where I know I 'm going to be the only woman I put my war paint on , if I 'm just going to be in the office all day I slob around in a skirt and a jumper with very little make up . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , I 'm just going to be comfortable , ’ said Betty . |
| 15 | I 'm not trying to be a saint in any of this at all . |
| 16 | I 'm not trying to be |
| 17 | I I 'm not trying to be a I 'm not trying to be obstructive I 'm just trying to get |
| 18 | I I 'm not trying to be a I 'm not trying to be obstructive I 'm just trying to get |
| 19 | I 'm not trying to be a teacher , but if people give me their time , they should be repaid . |
| 20 | but when I got the car back on to the road , I mean I 'm a , a complete bag of nerves and I 'm , I 'm not wanting to be walking along the , the edge of the bypass at one o'clock in the morning |
| 21 | No I 'm not designed to be pregnant I 'm not . |
| 22 | It does n't mean they get an easier ride , but it does mean I 'm not going to be utterly unreasonable in the demands I make . ’ |
| 23 | HE : I 'm not going to be hustled over my lunch . |
| 24 | I use a small piece of putty over the nozzle for speed and short-term storage ; but if I 'm not going to be using it for a while , I take the top off and place a small piece of Clingfilm over the bottle , then screw the top back on again . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm not going to be mucked about by the likes of you , mate . |
| 26 | ‘ Oh ’ , she says , ‘ I 'm not going to be called a granny . ’ |
| 27 | Show them I 'm not going to be messed around . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm not going to be all macho and deny I 'm gay , ’ averred Mr Kelly , who favours the barbigerous look á la Mr Beadle . |
| 29 | I know I 'm not going to be a servant all my life . |
| 30 | And was there was a hint of desperation when he told TODAY 'S Bill Blighton last April : ‘ My life has become a soap opera , a long-running saga but I 'm not going to be the clone the US Tour want . |