Example sentences of "[prep] be [v-ing] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | He appeared genuinely not to know of Atkins and to be trying to be helpful . |
| 2 | The right hon. Member for Birmingham , Sparkbrook ( Mr. Hattersley ) , who has left the Chamber , seemed to be aspiring to be the next Home Secretary , but he appears to have forgotten that there is a land frontier between the United Kingdom and another nation . |
| 3 | Erm he started his life er in Vietnam in the violence of Vietnam , and had therefore a lot of violence in his early life , which I think really stayed with him , but when he did join the Army , he was very proud to be doing so , and very proud to be wanting to be part of Britain and serving Britain in whatever way he could . |
| 4 | And although the expression of futurity is clumsy ( and would usually be replaced by a finite clause ) it is grammatical and does occur : ( 53 ) we understand it to be going to be taxable ( if the bill is passed ) our host thought you about to be offensive |
| 5 | Think it 's supposed to be going to be a cold more tomorrow . |
| 6 | Right , they 're accusing him to be claiming to be God and they actually say they actually say their decision is that he 's guilty and should be put to death , they 've condemned him to death . |