Example sentences of "[verb] if he be [v-ing] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Maths and science — just the subjects Hilary would need if he was going to be a doctor . |
| 2 | They asked him how he was doing at school , made up questions to test him , twitted him about imaginary girlfriends , and there was always someone who wanted to know if he was going to be an RIC man like his dad when he grew up . |
| 3 | ‘ Tim always phoned if he was going to be late . |
| 4 | I looked to see if he was trying to be unpleasant but he was obviously making an effort to be polite . |
| 5 | He said it was the first time he 'd done so but he was damned if he was going to be wheeled into a restaurant like a blasted mental patient out with his nurse . ’ |
| 6 | If you pay money to an artist how can you tell if he 's going to be famous a couple of years from now ? |
| 7 | But now , the soft clicks coming with typical irregularity , he listened to them painfully and let his mind slide back ten years to what he must remember , to the truth he must recall if he were going to be able to tell lies . |
| 8 | Let's try following ‘ happy about ’ , and see if he 's going to the same address . |
| 9 | I wondered if he was waiting to be alone with her . |