Example sentences of "[pers pn] [v-ing] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Am I goin' to be by meself ? ’ asked Dolly in disgust . |
| 2 | ROS : Am I pretending to be you , then ? |
| 3 | Then ask — " Who was I pretending to be ? " |
| 4 | What colour 's yours going to be , ? |
| 5 | Am I going to be in it ? ’ |
| 6 | Or am I going to be driving ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Am I going to be expelled ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Am I going to be pleased with it ? ’ |
| 9 | First of all , am I going to be able to persuade you to … ’ |
| 10 | Am I going to be able to get out ? |
| 11 | Am I going to be able to pull free ? |
| 12 | ‘ So am I going to be rewarded with an explanation , ’ he growled , ‘ or are you just going to stand there sipping that damn punch all evening ? ’ |
| 13 | Nor am I going to be the world 's greatest skier . |
| 14 | Am I expecting to be able to know all there is to know about Claude Cohn-Casson ? |
| 15 | But that never stopped me wanting to be . ’ |
| 16 | One in particular which appeals is touring Yorkshire nightclubs with me pretending to be Eric in a posh suit , mumbling inscrutable French-sounding noises and effortlessly impressing the girls . |
| 17 | Manjiku thinks he 'll have a baby himself if he eats enough women , especially women with babies inside them waiting to be born — ; |
| 18 | Erm it 's not no , the little ones are , cos them going to be three quarters and it 's got a full skirt with a , an over panel , and she 's got frills in the back of her skirt and got an over panel over it , ca n't describe it , it is pretty , and the neck is just slightly on the edge of the shoulder , got a frill and no sleeves , and the little ones got puff sleeves and high neck . |
| 19 | ‘ When are you goin' to be Superintendent , Denis ? ’ asked Sean . |
| 20 | ‘ Oh , you goin' to be sociable ? ’ she said , sitting up . |
| 21 | If you have a good Christian friend , you could always practise witnessing by one of you pretending to be an interested non-Christian and the other being her/himself . |
| 22 | ‘ Are you a fool or are you pretending to be a fool ? ’ said the maths master . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm not — not about you pretending to be your sister . |
| 24 | How long are you going to be gone for ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Are n't you going to be tired after the party , though ? |
| 26 | How much longer are you going to be ? |
| 27 | You got letters from home , from your father asking when you were going to settle down and get a proper job , or were you going to be an ‘ eternal student ’ ? |
| 28 | ‘ Are you going to be all right ? ’ he asked her . ’ |
| 29 | The rock-climber is held on a rope by clipping himself on to a harness thingy ( if you 've come to this book for technical information , boy are you going to be disappointed ) that straps round his thighs and crotch , so as a quick guide to who the climbers are in the pub , just watch for those who seem to be constantly fiddling around in their genital area . |
| 30 | ‘ You going to be there all night ? ’ |