Example sentences of "the [noun] [prep] [pos pn] going to " in BNC.
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| 1 | His address was 74 Charlotte Street , Portland Place , and his friend Craig , who lived in London was probably one of the influences in his going to London . |
| 2 | If she had n't been dead already the shock of his going to prison would have killed her . |
| 3 | It is not ( like the rain in the example of my going to London ) just another reason to be added to the others , a reason to stand alongside the others when one reckons which way is better supported by reason . |
| 4 | She grunted assent , and he filled the coffee percolator , set it on the stove and then rooted around in the refrigerator for the ketchup , while he wondered how to approach the subject of his going to New York . |
| 5 | To me , it seems that my felt desire for coffee is the cause of my going to the kitchen . |
| 6 | It is therefore natural to speak of my desire for coffee as the cause of my going to the kitchen ; a quite different kind of cause would be operating if someone twisted my arm behind my back and forced me to go . |