Example sentences of "[subord] he was going to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The last time I saw him was at Walton Studios a few months before they closed down and the was he was doing he said he was unable to get a film to direct , so he was going to be Herbert Wilcox first assistant director on his forthcoming production . |
| 2 | He felt like he was going to be sick . |
| 3 | It would be too horrible if he was going to be cooped up alone like this every day . |
| 4 | I was n't going to answer him back , even with ‘ He wanted to bring that lizard back — was he going to keep it for a pet ? ’ — not if he was going to be like that . |
| 5 | ‘ Tim always phoned if he was going to be late . |
| 6 | If he was going to be a failure , then let the full extent of his failure be experienced . |
| 7 | He was then known as Mick Misell , came from the East End , and bristled when an officer , asking Burton if he was going to be an actor , was rebuffed by the reply , ‘ Probably not , sir . |
| 8 | They asked him how he was doing at school , made up questions to test him , twitted him about imaginary girlfriends , and there was always someone who wanted to know if he was going to be an RIC man like his dad when he grew up . |
| 9 | He said it was the first time he 'd done so but he was damned if he was going to be wheeled into a restaurant like a blasted mental patient out with his nurse . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Maths and science — just the subjects Hilary would need if he was going to be a doctor . |
| 11 | I do n't like him at all , and if he was going to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright , I could n't care less , and it would n't change my opinion of him as a man , which is that he 's — ’ |
| 12 | She could n't bear it if he was going to be coldly hostile again . |
| 13 | If he was going to be late on parade — 3 p.m. , he 'd promised every pressure would be on the other two group leaders , Sheila Williams and Cedric Downes , to keep the tourists adequately amused by each of them shouldering an extra responsibility . |
| 14 | In Lambie [ 1982 ] AC 449 and MPC v Charles [ 1977 ] AC 177 , the payee did not care whether the accused 's account was in the red because he was going to be paid anyway in accordance with his contract with the bank or credit card company which provided the cheque card or credit card . |
| 15 | He had sent money for a little while , and dates when he was going to be back ; and then excuses , and little money . |
| 16 | As he was going to be passing the post office on his way to his favourite restaurant Sandison decided to post the letter himself . |
| 17 | For he was going to be burdened always with the conviction that it could have been avoided . |
| 18 | Just as it looked as though he was going to be " bridesmaid " again in 1986m he emerged from a tense season as champion for a third time , but it was not resolved until the very last race of the season once more . |