Example sentences of "he [was/were] going to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Handling him was going to be a delicate business , and Nelson was more than relieved that the job would n't fall to him . |
| 2 | " When it was clear that identifying him was going to be a long job — if , indeed , he could ever be identified — the coroner issued a burial certificate . |
| 3 | But now , the soft clicks coming with typical irregularity , he listened to them painfully and let his mind slide back ten years to what he must remember , to the truth he must recall if he were going to be able to tell lies . |
| 4 | Was going to tell her this morning , but when I came downstairs and saw her packing up that cake — when I remembered he was going to be there , that I 'd have to see his smug damned face , hear that ghastly loud laugh of his … |
| 5 | Little did he know that , for the saddest of reasons , he was going to be thrust into the national , even international spotlight . |
| 6 | Mary Finnigan : It was at this time , when David flew out to Malta , then not only were we organising the Arts Lab but a free open air festival in Beckenham , David , having flown out to the Maltese song festival had sent Angie a postcard saying something to the effect that he was going to be in Italy and why did n't Angie come and join him , which she did , leaving me to sort out both the folk club and the free festival organised for Beckenham Park the following Sunday . ’ |
| 7 | She sounded as if it was something he was going to be pleased about . |
| 8 | If they were , he was going to be very much odd man out , he feared . |
| 9 | It would be too horrible if he was going to be cooped up alone like this every day . |
| 10 | Before his arrival she endeavoured to prepare herself for all exigencies , but this was difficult to do because she had no idea what sort of a man he was going to be . |
| 11 | It sunk into 30,000 delegates and millions watching at home that this man knew he was not a charismatic orator but he knew , too , that he was going to be President and he could handle it . |
| 12 | How was I to know he was going to be murdered ? ’ |
| 13 | When Sarazen saw him , he decided he gently had to tell Dan that he did not think he was going to be able to carry his bag . |
| 14 | He shot a 69 , three-under-par , and although it was n't leading , it did n't change my thinking that he was going to be there at the finish . |
| 15 | As he was going to be passing the post office on his way to his favourite restaurant Sandison decided to post the letter himself . |
| 16 | He was going to be a tower of strength to all concerned . |
| 17 | Ted Deerhurst was still worrying over whether , assuming there were a swell , he was going to be given a shot . |
| 18 | He continually told his parents he was going to be famous but , like legions of other parents before them , they treated his claims with contempt . |
| 19 | For one terrible moment he thought he was going to be dismissed . |
| 20 | I was n't going to answer him back , even with ‘ He wanted to bring that lizard back — was he going to keep it for a pet ? ’ — not if he was going to be like that . |
| 21 | Now , just when she was bursting to talk to him about the job , he was going to be less than forthcoming . |
| 22 | Reg Butler sat beside a roaring gas log fire , smoking a fat cigar and wondering when he was going to be able to retire , relax , play golf , take in the odd West End show like other successful men of seventy-two . |
| 23 | He 'd known he was going to be tested , and he 'd prepared himself . |
| 24 | He used affirmations daily , and knew that he was going to be there . |
| 25 | … Not very long ago he ( Kennett ) told me he was sure he was going to be killed . ’ |
| 26 | He was going to be buried alive ! |
| 27 | At one point Ms d'Argy Smith feared he was going to be sick over her designer jacket . |
| 28 | ‘ 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 . |
| 29 | JAMES Gilbey , the man linked with the Princess of Wales , last night laughed off suggestions he was going to be her public escort . |
| 30 | James Gilbey , whose intimate phone call to Diana was taped , yesterday laughed off suggestions that he was going to be her public escort . |