Example sentences of "that it [was/were] going [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not that it was going to be easy to improve on the earlier filmed interview when , asked why he rarely practised in the nets , he replied : ‘ I do n't like confined spaces . ’ |
| 2 | Nannies were inevitable and , within their social set , also very much the norm ; but the choice of Barbara Barnes to look after William was an indication that it was going to be a relaxed regime : she had no formal training , never wore a uniform and liked children to call her by her Christian name . |
| 3 | I had the idea that it was going to be ‘ Do this , do that ’ but it was n't like that . |
| 4 | When I 'd checked the pin positions in the morning I 'd decided that it was going to be someone already under par who would be in a position to win next day as opposed to someone coming through the field , because I just could n't see anybody scoring well . |
| 5 | The only other event at Huntingdon that I recall with any clarity was when I had my first ever flight in an aircraft — and for a time I was quite determined that it was going to be my last . |
| 6 | I HAD a suspicion that it was going to be a nuclear week when I saw Richard Baker examining Raymond Briggs about the bomb on Omnibus . |
| 7 | Some only found out when their supplier told them that they could no longer buy tetra unless they could certify that it was going to be used in a ‘ non-dispersive manner ’ — ie not as a solvent even in a closed system . |
| 8 | It meant driving up to the London Passport Office a few times and waiting around there for interminable periods , but I hoped that it was going to be worth it . |
| 9 | And they were triumphant , as we were now , because it was a sign that it was going to be all right : a clear confirmation of life . |
| 10 | Poor Maxine had such a low opinion of herself that it was going to be necessary to build up her confidence in general , so that she would then be able to play a part in her own treatment . |
| 11 | First people really believed that it was going to be a temporary dump . |
| 12 | One survivor says : ‘ When I saw the first bomb fall , I knew that it was going to be a bad day for America ’ . |
| 13 | League secretary Mike Foster said : ‘ There 's been a little bit of manoeuvring — but there has never been any doubt that it was going to be signed . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ We were told that it was going to be arranged for Barry to sing ‘ The White Cliffs of Dover ’ with Mrs Thatcher at the end of the show . |
| 15 | Soon I , too , was very distressed , but I knew that it was going to be dead within a few hours , and I was helpless . |
| 16 | And Hayling had told him to tone down the politics to smooth away advertisers ' fears that it was going to be a Commie rag . |
| 17 | I thought — it was silly I know , but I thought perhaps seeing Aubrey had reminded you of Madeleine and that it was going to be as awful as it was when you came back from England after that holiday . |
| 18 | She gazed at Johnny beseechingly , begging him to understand , but she knew that it was going to be no good . |
| 19 | Nobody knew for certain which building was going to be used , but there was a strong rumour that it was going to be the orfanotrofio , the orphanage . |
| 20 | Hilary Frome had made no decisions yet about his future , beyond the one crucial decision that it was going to be a distinguished one . |
| 21 | When they got to the pensione Sophia prayed quickly to whatever saint arranged such things — one of the less well known women saints , she felt — that it was going to be all right about the rooms . |
| 22 | Erm , I seem to remember that when we met earlier in the year and you were looking forward to , to , to this year as a whole , I think you er , indicated that it was going to be a good year and I think you also suggested , if I remember right , that you thought the better part of that improvement would be seen in the second half rather than the first . |
| 23 | Specific point of the South Wales police authority 's difficulties , would he not say that at least they 're partly due to the police authority believing that it was going to be er underspending in the current year and being out in its calculations by about two million pounds , would n't you think that that was at least a factor ? |
| 24 | I actually heard that it was going to be used as a food hall . |
| 25 | In hospital they told me they were going to do a routine examination and that it was going to be a twist in the scrotum or it was going to be a tumour ; and it might be benign or it might be malignant . |
| 26 | I mean , it was obvious that it was going to be erm , well , I mean , she 'd been married , she 's married , ten years |
| 27 | George had every right to be a bit angry with Lennie because Lennie had caused George to loose his job and Lennie had ‘ adopted ’ George as his family and George knew that it was going to be a long hard task keeping Lennie out of trouble and looking after him . |
| 28 | They thought that it was going to be all easy . |
| 29 | The implication was that it was going to be a bit warmer today was n't it ? |