Example sentences of "[adj] [pers pn] be not going [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm afraid I 'm not going to make the party , though . ’ |
| 2 | Mr Major was clearly not going to get involved in that argument , and Mrs Thatcher 's made it clear she 's not going to get involved in debating the matter either . |
| 3 | When his father had died twelve months ago and his grandmother had made it clear she was n't going to give him a home , he 'd wondered what would happen to him . |
| 4 | TREVOR FRANCIS spent the whole of his playing career at the highest level and is now making it clear he 's not going to drop those standards as a manager . |
| 5 | Turning away , she bent to pick up her skis and sticks , then began walking away from him , only releasing a pent-up breath when it became clear he was n't going to follow her . |
| 6 | Request : Joan Hammell , his secretary , wrote to say : ‘ I am afraid it is not going to prove possible for Mr Kinnock to make a contribution as much as he would love to . |
| 7 | Do n't get upset you 're not going to disappear one night . |
| 8 | They go off whistling when it is obvious I 'm not going to give them anything . |
| 9 | I 'm glad you 're not going to marry him . ’ |
| 10 | They get advice from the officers of the Local Education Authority , so there 's a number of people who are running things , if you like to put it that way , and they have to have good relationships erm and I must say that erm I have n't seen anything obstructive , particularly on our Board of Governors , from local Councillors and we 've had nothing but help from Local Education Authority officers , and I 'm glad we 're not going to lose that help . |
| 11 | She was glad they were n't going to stay at the farm , though . |
| 12 | No , they ran across the top of the water and hammered desperately at the air with their wings and then , just when it was obvious they were n't going to achieve anything , they suddenly did ; the water dropped away and there was just the slow creak of wings pulling the goose up into the sky . |
| 13 | ‘ Are you OK ? ’ she asked finally , when it was obvious he was n't going to acknowledge her presence . |
| 14 | It was the first time I 'd seen anyone in labour and I made a silent vow that when I was married I was n't going to have any babies if this was how you had to suffer . |
| 15 | I do n't know how you negotiate your other deals , nor do I want to , but you can be sure you 're not going to get another cent out of me . |
| 16 | Something was brewing there ; something she was sure she was n't going to like . |
| 17 | At the same time , I was refusing for her to be brought to the prison because although I wanted to see her more than anything , I was damn sure she was n't going to come to prison and see me . |
| 18 | When a film has only three minutes to sell itself , at least you can be sure it 's not going to waste time trying to sell you anything else . |
| 19 | This is ridiculous I 'm not going to have time for lunch if I do n't go now … |
| 20 | Right from the start I was utterly determined I was n't going to fall into the trap of the idle , pampered , rich man 's son . |
| 21 | Sometimes he 's so determined he 's not going to go that we have to forcibly put him out of the door and get him into the car and get him there somehow . |
| 22 | Once employees are certain they are not going to move with the company , they are going to look for alternative work . |
| 23 | ‘ You 're satisfied I 'm not going to sabotage your chances of becoming world champion for the second time ? ’ |