Example sentences of "[adj] he [was/were] [verb] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It gave me a great deal of pleasure to think how much more pained he was going to be in a few moments . |
| 2 | ‘ Sam dragged Scott from the road because he was afraid he was going to be hit by another car , ’ said Scott 's grateful mother Caroline at Milton Keynes General Hospital yesterday . |
| 3 | … Not very long ago he ( Kennett ) told me he was sure he was going to be killed . ’ |
| 4 | His colleague , smaller and older , made sure he was going to be second going into any dark places , |
| 5 | However annoyed he was going to be with her when he discovered she had no intention of spending the day with him , she was certain that if he found Svend before she found Suzie he would notify her accordingly , if only to ensure Suzie 's hasty departure to the UK . |