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 ?
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