Example sentences of "[adv] she was [verb] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps she was meaning to be sympathetic . |
| 2 | Luke Calder was getting under her skin , and unless she acted quickly she was going to be in serious trouble . |
| 3 | She did n't know ; all she knew was that she adored him more than before and she wanted him more desperately , therefore inevitably she was going to be more hurt than the first time . |
| 4 | Now she was going to be nasty . |
| 5 | ‘ Then she was asked to be the local carnival queen . |
| 6 | If she was going to be devoured , well then She was going to be devoured . |
| 7 | Either she was a Madonna and people did n't give her credit for being one , or else she was trying to be one and people were trying to stop her or possibly she was being forced to be one against her better judgement . |