Example sentences of "this [be] [v-ing] to be " in BNC.

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1 The reparations on this were going to be cosmic .
2 This is getting to be quite widely used nowadays , especially from the skin specialists , .
3 Recently a remedy was introduced that can be added to the pond water and this is proving to be successful .
4 This is asking to be mugged .
5 All this is going to be over soon . ’
6 Father Peter McGuinness , the parish priest and a man of gentle understatement , says this is going to be very confusing for tourists who want to pay homage to Inniskeen 's most famous son .
7 This is going to be great , I said to Taff as we settled ourselves in the trench and set up the Bren gun .
8 This is going to be a good trip .
9 We 've gone away from the days of systems imposed by the data processing department , this is going to be a system for the users . ’
10 He also insists it Rock Against Repatriation will not be making just another showbiz charity record , but ‘ This is going to be a protest record and a ‘ symbol of hope ’ .
11 As one London analyst said yesterday : ‘ Psychologically , having the Chinese Government take a stake like this is going to be seen as very positive . ’
12 For a moment you think ‘ this is going to be serious stuff ’ .
13 This is going to be the last party for quite a bit . ’
14 I think : this is going to be a pushover .
15 ‘ I think this is going to be very helpful . ’
16 This is going to be a tricky one , lad . ’
17 This is going to be the greatest film ever made in America . ’
18 ‘ Because this is going to be a shock , ’ continued Harold doggedly .
19 This is going to be the happiest Christmas of my life ! ’
20 This is going to be very tough , we face growing competition from the strong industrial manufacturing powers of the countries of the Pacific .
21 This is going to be an eventful weekend for all concerned . ’
22 If they are the same say something like ‘ I think this is going to be a fun game ’ and at the same time smoothly slide a card from the top to the bottom .
23 For the home studio or the small commercial demo setup a multitrack like this is going to be a real benefit .
24 It 's only the middle of April , but without a doubt this is going to be one of the best books of the year for me .
25 This is going to be a difficult game but we know what we 've got to do . ’
26 You also diminish their status when you tell them how to react : ‘ I 'm sorry , this is going to be boring — but here goes ’ or ‘ I 'm going to tell you a very funny story now . ’
27 This is going to be the greatest team ever seen in the White House , ’ she predicts .
28 ‘ That is not to say that this is going to be all fun , ’ she hastily added .
29 And Arsenal manager George Graham last night warned his men not to be taken in by Leeds ' run of seven games without a win , saying : ‘ This is going to be the most open Championship race for years and I 'm taking no notice of people who are writing off Leeds .
30 And this — ’ he moved his arm slowly to the side as he was about to add , ‘ This is going to be your grave , ’ but he stopped , for two reasons ; the words sounded melodramatic , like those that might be used in an amateur play , and this was no amateur play ; the second reason was that he felt sick .
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