Example sentences of "be [v-ing] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she examined his eye she saw the splinter , a tiny coil of metal shaving which appeared to be sticking to the iris . |
| 2 | Oh no er necessarily not , because er depending on the details of the er formula that all the words that er come out of the discussions today , er it 's got to be discussed by the members at grass-roots level , and if we 're not happy with it , we will be sticking to the action er certainly up until when the ballot is taken and if it is voted against er any deal that is struck at the moment , we will continue the action , and I think this will be not only in Oxfordshire , but up and down the country , the strength of feeling nationally is very strong . |
| 3 | We wo n't be disturbed for an hour and a half at least — Kate 's out , and then she 'll be seeing to the meal . |
| 4 | For the Conservative party which is in essence a party of power , huge historic perspective , huge experience of power , ever to get itself in a position where it 's perceived to be struggling to the point of self destruction , would have its political consequences and they would be dire . |
| 5 | A company requiring someone with organizing skills might ask you what skills you 'll be bringing to the job . |
| 6 | He gazed up in the air and appeared to be musing to the ceiling . |
| 7 | It was a real exciting year ; all the stuff was brand new and you could be driving to the gig and hear your record on the radio . |
| 8 | No , it will not be the gas board in the Republic of Ireland , and I suspect that I shall be returning to the subject of gas all afternoon and most of the evening . |
| 9 | FOLLOWING its highly successful run at the King 's last year ‘ Buddy ‘ , The Buddy Holly Story will be returning to the theatre this summer . |
| 10 | Joan Knight will also be returning to the theatre which she has run for the last 25 years , Andrew McKinnon having invited her to direct Tally 's Blood . |
| 11 | Beyond this point the observer would be returning to the north pole . |
| 12 | We shall be returning to the treatment of functions in language teaching in Section Two . |
| 13 | She still had n't admitted to the other woman that she was n't at all sure she 'd be returning to the music business . |
| 14 | As the queen-dowager had informed them , she was but paying a brief visit to the palace , out of respect for her young lord and would be returning to the sanctuary very shortly . |
| 15 | It would also leave Lewis as possibly a minor player in the world heavyweight scene which could be returning to the chaos that surrounded it before Mike Tyson brutally united sports richest prize . |
| 16 | That 's when I decided to gamble on the chance that you 'd soon be returning to the hotel to freshen up before the start of the evening . |
| 17 | Adults who prefer sex with animals may be returning to the stage when there was little distinction between humans and animals , and use an animal as a substitute for sexual relations with a parent . |
| 18 | She would n't be returning to the farm for a while , she told him . |
| 19 | I hope that the hon. Gentleman had the opportunity to tell the gentleman that he might well see me in future as I shall be returning to the town in which I was born . |
| 20 | Armagh businessman Mr Adrian Stinson will step into the shoes of Mr Brian Musgrave , who will be returning to the Department of Economic Development . |
| 21 | I could get myself into trouble with a colleague of yours in another town but er I am hopeful , so as I say , er on the seventeenth of January then we could be returning to the situation and I understand in nineteen seventy four when there was a sergeant and six constables here in until the demise of the Urban District Council when they were all moved to . |
| 22 | I have now bought a Tesoro Laser B1 ( that has both auto and manual ground adjust ) and will be returning to the site to see if the extra performance of this machine turns up any more finds . |
| 23 | ‘ Then I shall drive you to Wellington , where I 'll meet your parents and inform your father you 'll not be returning to the office . |
| 24 | Lucy felt a surge of excitement , not only because here was the opportunity to see a kiwi in its natural surroundings , but also because she would be returning to the bush with Silas . |
| 25 | So I hope hopefully this evening will be a very constructive meeting and we 'll certainly welcome your views about what you feel should be happening to the theatre or should be taken or should be taken place at the theatre , what should be on at the theatre , and er things that you feel that are n't happening at the moment . |
| 26 | Whatever may be happening to the rest of the economy , litigation is booming and so , apparently , is fraud . |
| 27 | Secondly , what is supposed to be happening to the level of money wages following the increase in the money supply ? |
| 28 | I refer to what has been , is and will be happening to the financing of some of the most frail and vulnerable members of our community who live in residential or nursing homes . |
| 29 | You should be praying to the Whale . |
| 30 | Pesticides may also be contributing to the fall of the hare . |