Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] to be a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Now it 's only going to be a short one , just out towards that buoy and when I call you , you can turn round , okay ?
2 First of all , the coins are not necessarily going to be a representative sample from a particular site , because it is unlikely that the whole find complex will be recovered .
3 and that it was er er obviously going to be a cost-effective exercise to do it there and then , and er you both er canvassed as many councillors as you could at the time , all the committee Chairmen were , were involved , I do n't see that you could have done any more in the circumstances .
4 It was not that he was obviously going to be a good priest .
5 But anybody who inherits your spreadsheet in the future erm Anybody who inherits your spreadsheet in the future may want to understand something about it , so you 're obviously going to be a good source of providing that information .
6 While not pretending to be a comprehensive guide to all the aspects of central heating , this section should enable you to save considerable sums by installing your own central heating in all but the most complicated of cases .
7 It showed that it was not going to be a profitable venture over time .
8 If , however , you just want to produce single sheets with the image already in place that 's not going to be a practical solution .
9 Doctor Who , though , was not going to be a straight children 's serial , since its main aim in life was to capture the family audience between Grandstand and Juke Box Jury .
10 And fourth , this is not going to be a close scrutiny of the current wave of educational issues and innovations .
11 However , with the main continental European economies unlikely to grow any faster than the UK over the next year or so , exports are not going to be a powerful recovery force for the economy or corporate earnings through 1993 .
12 Hence one diamond doubled is definitely not going to be a good contract , and you must do something to improve the situation .
13 Well if you think that then you 're not going to be a good performer , because they are our chief intimate media .
14 Hoisting up a huge inflatable carrot , shop boss Neville Boyars revealed it was not going to be a laugh-a-minute experience .
15 He said it was not going to be a quiet post either , adding : ‘ Once I settle in there is going to be quite a lot of work to do .
16 I hoped the simplicity of our living accommodation was not going to be a horrible disappointment to him .
17 It was not going to be a merry Christmas at Philip Flower 's .
18 ‘ I 'm not going to be a punching bag for any jerk . ’
19 America realised this was not going to be an easy war to conclude .
20 She could n't go on any further , and finding an alternative route in this black , rainswept landscape was not going to be an easy task .
21 Denis Smith says it 's not going to be an easy job because they 're in a poor league position … he may change players by wheeling and dealing but is under no pressure to sell
22 It is not going to be an easy time for the Government ; but if it fails to face up to the fiscal deficit it will risk a crisis of confidence developing later which would require more drastic remedies and put both the recovery and the reduction in unemployment at risk .
23 It is not going to be an easy time for the Government ; but if it fails to face up to the fiscal deficit it will risk a crisis of confidence developing later which would require more drastic remedies and put both the recovery and the reduction in unemployment at risk .
24 ‘ Well , this goat 's not going to be an easy sacrifice . ’
25 What I 'm saying is that Iraq is an independent state , an independent sovereign state , and whoever attacks Iraq to change the government or to destroy Iraq , then they should expect that Iraq is not going to be an easy bite to swallow .
26 It 's just going to be a long , slow process .
27 It 's just going to be a great day for families , if you are an aircraft enthusiast , or a flying enthusiast a great fun day .
28 The ‘ whistlation ’ lasted four days , as the pioneer had to repeat himself 808 million times , until someone realised he was whistling the words , ‘ this is just going to be a short whistle because I have very sore throat . ’
29 ELTON : He 's desperately hoping to be a Big Cat owner
30 This year , the second on from the Festival is still proving to be a bumper one for individual membership ; we are now well in to the 900 's and it would give great satisfaction and joy to all if the magic figures ‘ 1000 ’ could appear in the membership book lovingly kept by the Treasurer and Secretary .
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