Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [v-ing] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sat in my cell expecting to be called out for execution at any moment . |
| 2 | ‘ He 's in my flat waiting to be telephoned . |
| 3 | My room-mate happening to be a policeman , I was at a loss whether to look upon it as a special honour or a special precaution , mine host putting into my room a representative of the force . |
| 4 | Manchester-based Mark , at No. 19 with I Found Heaven , reveals : ‘ My mum did n't want me wasting my time trying to be a pop star and I came very close to quitting the group . |
| 5 | Examining the responses in table 3 , on the one hand , the preferences of administrative staffs are strongly biased towards integrative/collaborative approaches ( their reasons seeming to be based upon a belief that collaboration is the mode de rigueur across the curriculum at present ) . |
| 6 | NOW NORSK DATA ASKS FOR ITS OSLO LISTING TO BE CANCELLED FOR TWO MONTHS |
| 7 | But I would say to each of your listeners I sure you know people who find a tranquility , a centredness , a source of strength and confidence in their religious faith , they are the representatives of what religion can do , not the Ayatollahs , and not the fanatics , and not the people on television , but the people who spend their lives trying to be good and helpful , and one day they 'll look around and realise that happiness has snuck in the back door when they were n't even looking for it . |
| 8 | A pile of mail sat on her desk waiting to be opened . |
| 9 | Well I suppose at the , one of the best things , best examples of the difference was that my wife when she saw this house , knew that it was a house in which she could be happy , in which her tastes and , could spread themselves , erm rather than her tastes having to be curtailed by lack of space and lack of accommodation , erm , the fact that I had a garage which was essential er next to my house instead of some er quarter or twenty minutes ' walk away from where I lived as happened in London also made a terrific difference to comfort , erm the fact that there was a garden instead of a few windowboxes and a couple of tubs , all these things I think made one appreciate the fact that you 'd come , not only into a new town , but into a new way of life probably the fact that we had a staircase inside the house , which was the first time that we 'd had a staircase between our bedrooms and our living rooms |
| 10 | yes , that seems reasonable what 's the kind of remit of their presentation going to be are they going to look at problems which arise or |
| 11 | In no way was their father going to be overwhelmed by this cold withdrawn woman . |
| 12 | If the 420SE is this good , how good is its replacement going to be ? |
| 13 | Then she thought how tiring it was going to be for the rest of her life trying to be the Wise Woman all the time . |
| 14 | But unless authorities have accredited training , how recognisable is their training going to be when staff move to other authorities ? ’ she asks . |
| 15 | ‘ She came over to America to promote her book pretending to be royal and it is all rubbish . |
| 16 | This research pays particular attention to the nature of the history and the history teaching to which students training to be history teachers are introduced . |
| 17 | Which ones going to be , what they 'd normally ask is , how , what , what is the difference is prices ? |
| 18 | ‘ He would enter their premises purporting to be the representative of a large company which sold cigarettes or alcohol at discounted prices . |
| 19 | Thanks to his hobby some splendid pictures of his son and daughter 's early life were preserved — on their tricycles , walking through the local park , playing with their cousins , skating and skiing , and some more imposing ones of them with the grown-ups — getting into the car while Kerry the chauffeur holds the door open ; looking very serious with the uncles and aunts , their mother appearing to be taken up with the idea of not being photographed with them ! |
| 20 | Even though the new series looks good ( with one of its highlights promising to be the small-screen debut of Paul Whitehead ) and he has at least three other projects on the go , Harry Enfield still has n't figured out what it is that he does exactly . |
| 21 | And then , as he started the engine again , he turned to me and said , ‘ If the sight of a storm in the Andes scares ye , what 's yer reaction goin' to be when we 're headed into the pack with a Southern Ocean gale up our backsides ? ’ |
| 22 | He raised his head and smiled to her again in a curious way , his eyes seeming to be laughing at her . |
| 23 | Most of those who saw the General in the weeks after his resignation did not come away with the impression that he was on the edge of his seat waiting to be asked back . |
| 24 | But his boycott of British racing , which resulted in 90 horses being removed from Newmarket , will remain , with his string continuing to be exiled in France and Ireland . |
| 25 | And what 's his imagination going to be doing ? |
| 26 | What 's his name going to be ? ’ |
| 27 | You will look at your own child , whose current display of skills is limited to marching around the house with a pair of knickers on his head claiming to be Postman Pat , and you will get restless . |
| 28 | And was his son going to be a joiner as well ? |
| 29 | How long 's our Mum going to be before she comes in ? |
| 30 | Braking his car , he then turned to her and , again with that devastating charm , ‘ I can not return you to your hotel with your insides pleading to be fed , ’ he stated . |