Example sentences of "be [adj] [v-ing] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reports of the funding , which had been illicit according to the law of the former Soviet Union , had begun to emerge in recent months , and the Russian government hoped that some of the money might be recoverable . |
| 2 | Interiors are light owing to the large clerestory and aisle windows . |
| 3 | Secondly , the decisions must be about units which are self-contained according to the problem definition . |
| 4 | The fibre layers are different according to the required stiffness at that point of the frame . |
| 5 | There are a few exceptions amongst the sea slugs which are herbivorous belonging to the Aplysia family and commonly called sea hares . |
| 6 | They are n't lying — indeed , they 're all trying to be utterly sincere — but they are n't telling the truth . |
| 7 | Said they 're all wearing to the party we got ta go somewhere . |
| 8 | And since it looks as if we 're all goin' to the same place , why do n't we take our kit to the left luggage then see if we ca n't find that canteen ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ We 're all goin' to Ardneavie , are n't we ? |
| 10 | I discovered they 're all switching to health foods , cutting out fat , salt and pork . |
| 11 | I spect they 're all going to work or summat . |
| 12 | We 're making a profit now — yes , we 're all going to Plymouth next week to buy new shoes , so you see , we 're Croesuses ! |
| 13 | In my whole life of collecting and I suppose it 's a little bit to assuage my conscience I 've always been able to say to myself that I 'm allowed to have these things and enjoy them , but eventually they 're all going to museums . |
| 14 | ‘ Oh and we 're all going to a party . |
| 15 | ‘ Like us , they 're all going to the yearly meeting in New York . ’ |
| 16 | We 're all going to the Bird and Baby . |
| 17 | WIRRAL 'S gone to Wembley now we 're all going to Italy ! |
| 18 | Cos the building lot they 're all going to a meeting at er Arsenal . |
| 19 | They 're all going to be small are n't we , are n't they ? |
| 20 | We 're all going to the toilet first . |
| 21 | they 're all going to college . |
| 22 | ‘ That 's one of the main reasons for having the newsletter in the first place , because they 're all working to the same end , but it is n't always easy to know what they 're up to , ’ says Current Account editor Brigid Cleary . |
| 23 | with Steeros we 're both going to Miami and back |
| 24 | You know he 's been good going to bed . |
| 25 | Our computational needs are distinctive owing to their extent and not , as some might claim , to the nature of historical data or its analysis . |
| 26 | Stockton , Middlesbrough , Redcar and even Hartlepool are all hoping to be among the 20 British towns to win City Challenge status and cash for five years of improvement work . |
| 27 | Other small fish such as the fry of whiting , herring and sprats and , most importantly , sand-eels play a vital part as the summer progresses and the young terns — and skuas — are all demanding to be fed . |
| 28 | Wednesday are sponsored by the Premier League football club and the girls are all travelling to Wembley for tomorrow 's FA Cup semi-final . |
| 29 | ‘ We are all going to the Smoke . |
| 30 | We are all going to FRANCE . |