Example sentences of "[pron] way to being " in BNC.
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| 1 | A short film called Galaxy Sweetheart , starring a synthesised Marilyn Monroe , demonstrates that the theory is well on its way to being proved . |
| 2 | Mike Curb , who has built up one of the most successful privately-owned record companies and recently moved his head office to Nashville from Los Angeles , thinks country is well on its way to being a big part of mainstream pop — making a nonsense of the current radio-station categories that still set country apart . |
| 3 | The carpet was in two pieces that did n't match and the cooker was a tabletop model , non-functional except for the hotplate , rescued by Ted from an old Dolphin 20 on its way to being broken up . |
| 4 | Our view of the pig/human relationship is that the farther out of sight the living pig is , the better — as though the actual animal is an embarrassing stage that pigfeed has to go through on its way to being packaged bacon . |
| 5 | For the moment , however , it looked as if the matter was on its way to being resolved . |
| 6 | He is selfcentred and ambitious , on his way to being a cosmetic surgeon , but love and white picket fences conspire to change his low-down ways . |
| 7 | He was eligible too , and well on his way to being rich . |
| 8 | ‘ Are you happy or can you see your way to being happy ? ’ |