Example sentences of "[pers pn] be soon [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again , a simple colour change in the test will tell you whether or not you are soon to be a mum . |
| 2 | How glad we were soon to be of this memory . |
| 3 | OLD soldier Dominic Lavery has refused to give his beloved wellies the boot despite rumours they 're soon to be replaced by a new American alternative . |
| 4 | They were astonished when we said ‘ Yes ’ Everyone remembers the holiday chalets — ‘ our little houses ’ as they were soon to be called . |
| 5 | ‘ The county council has been working there recently , putting up fencing all along it because it 's soon to be opened up as official footpath on a new part of the Teesdale Way , ’ said Mrs Brown . |
| 6 | ‘ You may give me a kiss , dear Mary , since it is soon to be your birthday . ’ |
| 7 | As it was soon to be finally and completely demolished , I took the first opportunity of looking round and about the old shed to see if I could find something , anything , of interest relating to the depot to add to my growing collection of ‘ Railwayana ’ . |
| 8 | That was as much as he felt he could cope with for a while , but he was soon to be ‘ prevailed upon by government ’ to become chairman of British Steel in double harness with the Tate $ Lyle job . |
| 9 | He was soon to be taken prisoner in battle against the Persians . |
| 10 | If he had hoped for a gentle introduction to the life of the School , he was soon to be disappointed , for 1978 was to be the year in which far-reaching changes were to be set in motion . |
| 11 | Sid James had n't made a picture since the one that was without the Williams credit , Cabby , but he was soon to be almost a fixture on the set , playing parts as stereotyped as Ken 's . |