Example sentences of "it be [v-ing] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But my opinion on this is really fairly redundant , because the people who are buying it are going to be pros — either that or seasoned bank robbers ! |
| 2 | ‘ I mean , ’ he spelled out for her , ‘ I wo n't force your engagement to my brother to an end if I feel some aspects of it are going to be — how shall we say ? — under my control . ’ |
| 3 | For a fraction of a second it looked as though it were going to be just that , he 'd vaulted too hard and he was going to overshoot the small terrace and land on the ugly hard shapes of the garden furniture in the basement courtyard beneath . |
| 4 | So , if I pass my er printed overheads for this one an allowance er , is , and you were talking about it really , you were using this as though it were going to be er , your money that you 'd got to spend for doing each one of those activities or each bit of work within the , the project . |
| 5 | We get up at 7 a.m. , and have breakfast at 7.30 ( now it 's getting to be more like 7.45 ! ) before we set out by car for the Institute where we start teaching at 8.30 . |
| 6 | It 's proving to be a strain , both financially and physically — since we are doing as much of the work ourselves as possible — and our friends were convinced for some time that we had gone mad ! |
| 7 | And like any other baby it 's proving to be quite a handfull … especially at mealtimes . |
| 8 | When Jessie was again seated and her anger was deflated , Agnes said , ‘ How … how far is it , really ? ’ and Jessie drooped her head as she muttered , ‘ Three months or so , and it 's beginning to be … be prominent . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ In general we feel that , as far as nuclear power is concerned , it 's beginning to be far more acceptable . |
| 10 | And also , it 's not just Oxford Friends of the Earth who are involved now , it seems to be touching everybody , and people are just getting involved , and it 's generating a really nice air of enthusiasm and care , and I hope that people feel it 's beginning to be their rainforest festival . |
| 11 | ‘ Because I know it 's goin' to be a son … |
| 12 | Not a mess steward , though ; more on the cleanin' side , I think it 's goin' to be . |
| 13 | Cos it 's trying to be safe . |
| 14 | It 's trying to be nice to people that gets me into trouble — and it does n't help the people either . |
| 15 | ‘ Oh , it 's dying to be born this one . ’ |
| 16 | You know it 's goping to be sold this flat . |
| 17 | If there 's one thing I loathe about my job it 's having to be involved in examinations , even the GCSE . |
| 18 | It 's begging to be skated . |
| 19 | If any professional person has shown an interest in your work do n't let it go , but try to cultivate their interest , however tenuous it may seem — you will soon know if it 's going to be any use for the future . |
| 20 | It wo n't be the greatest place you 've ever lived , I know , but at least it 's going to be dry and … ’ |
| 21 | ‘ At least it 's going to be dry . ’ |
| 22 | The Senate wants to merge us into University College and we 've been told we 'll have to get rid of some of our staff — it may all be very neat and tidy for the bureaucrats , but it 's going to be absolutely disastrous for some people . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's going to be all right now , ’ I told her . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's going to be all right . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I know it 's going to be very hard for me , ’ said Senna . |
| 26 | The verification process is going on , but we can not say whether it 's going to be completed by any particular time . |
| 27 | I glanced up at the sky , ‘ It 's going to be light pretty soon . ’ |
| 28 | It may be unconscious , but we 've made a decision at some stage about how it 's going to be . |
| 29 | Trouble is , I still wonder whether it 's going to be a match for the Metro because so far one thing seems to be missing — fun . |
| 30 | I ai n't half glad that night 's over , and it 's going to be light soon . |