Example sentences of "[conj] he [is] [verb] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said the championships were his last event ; he was quitting swimming to concentrate on bodybuilding and his studies at Houghall Agricultural College , Durham , where he is training to be a shepherd . |
| 2 | Gordon Brown , who has been squeezed out of the leadership race by Smith ( although he is said to be consoled by the fact that he is ten years younger and can wait a generation ) will have an important contribution to make . |
| 3 | Using such a bureau as a back-up to your in-house facility is obviously a possibility — except that he 's bound to be busy when you need him ! |
| 4 | Perhaps he heard today that he 's going to be evicted , his mother 's sick , his kid 's been thrown out of school . |
| 5 | He made me forget everything — even that he belongs to someone else — that he 's going to be married in just a few weeks . |
| 6 | ‘ Of course , ’ she continued , avoiding his eye , ‘ all this is on the assumption that he 's going to be charged . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I would imagine so , seeing that he 's going to be working here ! |
| 8 | ‘ You may as well accept that he 's going to be around for a while — until he finally accepts that the club 's not for sale . |
| 9 | ‘ He does n't know , you know — Miguelito does n't know that he 's going to be unmasked tonight . |
| 10 | You 'll remember that we had a pilot project in South Oxford Health Centre , Tony is one of the G P's there , I 'm expecting that he 's going to be very positive about this project since we all are , in terms of it 's practice service delivery . |
| 11 | The general principle contemplates a model of a patient of an age recognized as endowing him with the competence to exercise a valid choice , and who is lucid in the sense not only that he regards himself as being in control of his mental faculties , but also that he is recognized to be so by others . |
| 12 | He is so anxious about being accepted that he is trying to be extra good and even perfect . ’ |
| 13 | On deciding to become a candidate for election to a local government body an individual must ensure that he is qualified to be a candidate . |
| 14 | If an accused person hears that he is going to be sentenced to one year in jail , it is argued that it would be distinctly unfair for a prosecutor to appeal . |
| 15 | ‘ I do n't think any sentence would really be appropriate but I ca n't bear the thought that he is going to be out one day , and that day is going to be sooner than I thought . |
| 16 | Where the plaintiff has been found to have been contributorily negligent , his damages will be reduced by the proportion that he is found to be to blame for his damage . |
| 17 | So ‘ kempt ’ is he , in fact , that he is thought to be a guest at a formal reception held at the Taft Hotel on his first visit . |
| 18 | He ca n't behave or think or speak or do anything else better than I can — nearly as well as I can — so he 's going to be the Old Man of the Sea until I shake him off somehow . |
| 19 | Mr Hinks became a member of the council of the Law Society , which was quite an accolade for the firm , and he is believed to be the only Darlington solicitor to be honoured in this way . |
| 20 | Gagosian does not represent artists or their interests , he simply buys and sells works on the market , and he is known to be spectacularly good at it . |
| 21 | Walker is keen to continue the momentum which has thrown Norwich right back into the thick of the title race and he is reported to be keen to sign Bournemouth 's highly rated striker Efan Ekoku . |
| 22 | A person is entitled to act for the protection of livestock if either the livestock or the land on which it is belongs to him or to any person under whose express or implied authority he is acting ; and he is deemed to be acting for their protection if and only if , either : |
| 23 | Ian McConnell , a 19-years-old striker , formerly with Dundee , arrived in Derry today and he 's expected to be part of the panel which takes the field against Dundalk tomorrow afternoon . |
| 24 | Ian McConnell , a 19-year old striker , formerly with Dundee , arrived in Derry today and he 's expected to be part of the panel which takes the field against Dundalk tomorrow afternoon . |
| 25 | He knows that he 'll be doing some writing and he 's going to be doing an album next year . |
| 26 | It shocked my manager a lot too and he 's going to be concentrating on a big relaunch of Suzanne over the next while so I think it 's a good opportunity for me to take my career more into my own hands . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ He was late last night for dinner and he 's going to be late again to-night . ’ |
| 28 | Just one more birthday and he 's going to be out . |
| 29 | Captain Geoff is the overall co-ordinator er not only for the procurement , er missile procurement of the B-Seventeen , but he 's put the foundation together and he 's going to be a curator of the museum . |
| 30 | No I wo n't Niki because he 's in the car and if he wakes up and he 's going to be so unhappy . |