Example sentences of "[vb past] to be [v-ing] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet , only a few days ago , Labour 's campaign seemed to be swinging to victory . |
| 2 | Even the few pots of make-up on the blue-flowered dressing table seemed to be standing to attention . |
| 3 | Thomas seemed to be succumbing to Sylvie 's charms as much as to her narrative . |
| 4 | For the first 2 matches , things seemed to be going to plan , with comfortable , if unspectacular , victories over Egypt and Spain . |
| 5 | ‘ He happened to be going to Bristol and drove me in . |
| 6 | Plymouth looked to be cruising to victory when striker Dwight Marshall made up for an early miss with two goals in three minutes in the first half of this tie . |
| 7 | Valer Xheka , chairman of the UITUA central strike committee , appeared to be responding to grassroots pressure from certain groups of workers who were continuing on strike . |