Example sentences of "[be] [verb] to [be] my " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd been wanting to be my best friend for ages . |
| 2 | ‘ You 're going to be my husband 's secretary , ’ Greta Ross told my mother . |
| 3 | You 're going to be my wife ! |
| 4 | I am a librarian , and it seems books are going to be my only companions . |
| 5 | ‘ There 's no doubt I can learn a lot about racing from Alain and I will be looking forward to that opportunity — but I have to say also that I am aiming to be my own man . ’ |
| 6 | Quite frankly , I need a guide because otherwise all I 'll be listening to are my hopes and fears and desires . ’ |
| 7 | These pointed fingers were adjusted to be my guide and , apart from the very ends of each cut , were quite reliable . |
| 8 | David and Angela came along to see it and David said , ‘ I must introduce you to this guy Tony DeFries who is going to be my manager , and I think you should meet him too . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ History is going to be my subject — modern history — Of course it 's a frightfully easy degree , but it happens to be what I 'm most interested in ’ ( even as she was uttering the words she was aghast ) , ‘ that , and literature naturally , and political journalism . ’ |
| 10 | I think The Tempest is going to be my last play . |
| 11 | Let's all have a drink together , I hope all my girlfriends will meet steady boyfriends , but as Helen organized this party and is going to be my chief bridesmaid , I 'd like to wish happiness to Helen . |
| 12 | I tend to lead a sort of idiotic existence of trying to get involved in too many things and dashing about ; and this is going to be my problem — trying to sort of control myself and work out something so that we have a proper family life . |
| 13 | ‘ Yes , Gordon , Wallis is going to be my wife . ’ |
| 14 | This house is going to be my home , he says . |
| 15 | ‘ She 's going to be my little errand-girl . ’ |
| 16 | Well , crazy , I suppose I 'm crazy , I 've always thought runners were crazy , I 've always , you know , said friends and colleagues that used to run were mad , it only started off to get fit for skiing , and well , I hit , you know , I 've got the bug , and er well it 's going to be my first marathon and it 's definitely going to be my last marathon . |
| 17 | On the contrary , I was mocked within the family for my ‘ posh ’ accent , and for what was considered to be my general childishness , especially as far as my sense of humour was concerned . |
| 18 | ‘ Having been so close to winning the title in the past few years I thought this was going to be my chance but the draws have just dried up and I ca n't seem to get near fish , ’ said Dave from Hednesford , Staffordshire . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | A difficult moment for me occurred when Phil Collins came on the show , simply because what I knew but he did n't , was that he was going to be my first guest on This Is Your Life the following week . |
| 21 | So that was going to be my next question , |
| 22 | Then I discovered a section on sailing vessels and decided that travelling the world by schooner was going to be my main occupation post-release . |
| 23 | I had noticed it too , and I was all the more pleased with the prospect of doing something in what was coming to be my other sphere of interest , namely , literature and especially poetry . |