Example sentences of "i [be] [verb] to [be] " in BNC.
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1 | Lord Chatwin and I are going to be married . ’ |
2 | ‘ Because that 's what Annie and I are going to be . |
3 | ‘ If you know where Craig is you must tell me , do n't you understand , he and I are going to be married , I must see him . ’ |
4 | ‘ You and I are going to be strong against temptation . |
5 | ‘ Maria Luisa and I are going to be married ! ’ |
6 | ‘ Mandy , I suppose if you and I are going to be related there 's no hope at all I 'm ever going to be able to tamp down that irrepressible side of yours , is there ? ’ |
7 | Do n't forget that for tonight at least you and I are meant to be lovers . ’ |
8 | I am delighted that he has chosen to introduce a Bill on nurse prescribing and I am honoured to be associated with it as one of its sponsors . |
9 | ‘ I am determined to be a healing factor who brings people together . |
10 | I am determined to be happy despite your scolding ! ’ |
11 | ‘ I am determined to be involved for my country and my own career satisfaction . |
12 | I think I am beginning to be very much afraid of what Raynor is taking me to . |
13 | ‘ Forgive me , my lord , but the matter I am referring to is in the second file . |
14 | What I am referring to is elementary structural-functionalist sociology , in which modernization is seen as a process of structural differentiation ( Ausdifferenzierung ) . |
15 | The incident I am referring to is the government 's plan to shrink and disband many major regiments throughout Britain . |
16 | The type of abortion I am referring to is induced and I believe that the woman should be given the right to be able to choose whether she needs one , rather than certain religious leaders or laws . |
17 | Those who pursue comparisons of the kind I am referring to are likely to be impressed by the staying-power of a literary preoccupation to which a variety of temperaments and compulsions has been attracted , and could well be inclined to believe that Pechorin 's duel and indifference may have been among the precedents that weighed , a century later , with a woman bent on contriving her appointment with destiny . |
18 | I did actually get over to work for them in 1968–70 and 1971 , but this story I am referring to was in 1967 when I was just paying a visit and was given a bed for the night in the hostel . |
19 | ‘ I will never stir from your side , when I am suffered to be near you . |
20 | We are settled on the southern shore , called Belmont for the amenity of the situation , within a stout stockade I am causing to be built . |
21 | ‘ The only difference between us is that I am trying to be , and you ca n't help it . ’ |
22 | When I am trying to be stricter than usual with myself , I plan a really busy week so that I am out more than is customary . |
23 | So maybe I am adding things on as ‘ an afterthought ’ , but , if I ca n't be a designer , I am trying to be a good technician . |
24 | I am trying to be as kind as possible to the Minister . |
25 | ‘ Well , I am trying to be , ’ said Suleiman modestly . |
26 | Although my brief has been to examine animal communication , I am bound to be asked whether the Darwinian approach can add anything to understanding the connections between what animals do and what we do . |
27 | Barnes , 30 , added : ‘ I knew fairly soon that I was out of the Test match and now I am struggling to be fit for the Taranaki game on Wednesday . |
28 | ‘ I am interested in journalism , ’ said Thomas , who is staying with the Kilcran family in Dale Road , Darlington , ‘ but I am training to be a teacher . |
29 | ‘ There 's no doubt I can learn a lot about racing from Alain and I will be looking forward to that opportunity — but I have to say also that I am aiming to be my own man . ’ |
30 | She was a mutilated machine , and besides she has already forgotten him : I am meant to be comforted by that ? |