Example sentences of "i [am/are] [v-ing] to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You and I are going to be strong against temptation . |
| 2 | Lord Chatwin and I are going to be married . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ If you know where Craig is you must tell me , do n't you understand , he and I are going to be married , I must see him . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Maria Luisa and I are going to be married ! ’ |
| 5 | When I am trying to be stricter than usual with myself , I plan a really busy week so that I am out more than is customary . |
| 6 | Barnes , 30 , added : ‘ I knew fairly soon that I was out of the Test match and now I am struggling to be fit for the Taranaki game on Wednesday . |
| 7 | ‘ I am waiting to be next ’ , wrote Baxter , ‘ the door is open . |
| 8 | ‘ You are my guest and I am attempting to be nice to you . |
| 9 | But I could tell there was no real wish on her part to renew any old ties of love and friendship and if I am going to be honest no real wish on my part either . |
| 10 | ‘ So do you think I am going to be afraid of Lennox Lewis ? |
| 11 | Mr Chairman I am going to be brief within the er triscale and resources we have available to us we may , I think , a reason of what an attempt to get back in current idiom , back to basics . |
| 12 | All right , I am going to be brave and am going to talk about failure . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm hoping to be able to get around to every house in the village with the petition , ’ said Mrs. Gilmour . |
| 14 | So erm I 'm hoping to be able to do it , just off what I can do , m my experience as it is like . |
| 15 | I 'm trying to be honest about him , and about myself . |
| 16 | I 'm trying to be nice . |
| 17 | And I 'm trying to be serious today . ’ |
| 18 | I 'm not being coy ; I 'm trying to be useful . |
| 19 | Yes and they they provided me with boxes of tapes and batteries and eh Walkman and so on and so forth and eh , I 'm trying to be conscientious . |
| 20 | I 'm trying to be calm and … and helpful for us all round . ’ |
| 21 | I 'm trying to be clear . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm getting to be able to read you better and better . |
| 23 | Now I 've found out that he is n't my father I 'm learning to be free for the first time in my life , do you understand ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm beginning to be glad I let her talk me into coming . ’ |
| 25 | I 'm waiting to be relieved by DC Fowler . ’ |
| 26 | I 'm going to be efficient , this time , she said . |
| 27 | I think I 'm going to be bored . |
| 28 | ‘ Lord , Ellie , but I 'm going to be fearful late for school ! ’ |
| 29 | I mean with removals you ca n't say Well I 'm going to be two days late |
| 30 | I have this strong fear that if I am just myself , I 'm going to be dull . |