Example sentences of "'s [v-ing] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gedge 's mother was pleased to see the band put our a tribute to Jones but would have preferred her son 's singing to be given a lot more prominence . |
| 2 | It 's proving to be a strain , both financially and physically — since we are doing as much of the work ourselves as possible — and our friends were convinced for some time that we had gone mad ! |
| 3 | Carole did n't appear to notice the English girl 's slightly hesitant reply as she continued enthusiastically , ‘ He 's proving to be a terrific father-figure , is n't he ? |
| 4 | But as business picks up , ironically there 's proving to be a shortage of available workers with the right skills . |
| 5 | And like any other baby it 's proving to be quite a handfull … especially at mealtimes . |
| 6 | In Nottingham city centre you 'll find space to park at the Broadmarsh Centre and Fletchergate you wo n't have to queue for the Victoria Centre car park but Trinity Square that 's proving to be fairly busy so expect a short wait to park there . |
| 7 | Do n't you know war 's goin' to be declared any second , ’ and he waved at Willie . |
| 8 | ‘ Because I know it 's goin' to be a son … |
| 9 | Not a mess steward , though ; more on the cleanin' side , I think it 's goin' to be . |
| 10 | This billet 's goin' to be all right , ’ Vi urged . |
| 11 | We 'll have to wait an' see what the benefit 's goin' to be … |
| 12 | ‘ Oh , it 's dying to be born this one . ’ |
| 13 | Erm he 's aspiring to be a fireman or something . |
| 14 | I do n't want readers getting the wrong idea about this letter , but the compulsion to write came on seeing people like Jeff Young , who thinks I Should Be So Lucky is a good song ( well , it probably is , if you 're 10 years old ) ; Norman Jay , who does n't want bands to get in touch if all they want is a record deal ; Mick Clarke , who ‘ wants people to tell him what he 's listening to is good ’ , then only signs people he likes , etc . |
| 15 | Now she 's training to be a teacher . |
| 16 | ‘ When I came back from town Rocky was asleep so I knew something was wrong because normally he 's rushing to be let off the chain , ’ said Mr Taylor . |
| 17 | WHO needs white-knuckle theme parks when Corsica 's waiting to be explored ? |
| 18 | ‘ Er — I wo n't stay , Sebastian 's waiting to be fed , ’ she said . |
| 19 | He 's still probably sweating a little because he 's waiting to be called off at the next motorway junction . |
| 20 | If any professional person has shown an interest in your work do n't let it go , but try to cultivate their interest , however tenuous it may seem — you will soon know if it 's going to be any use for the future . |
| 21 | It wo n't be the greatest place you 've ever lived , I know , but at least it 's going to be dry and … ’ |
| 22 | ‘ At least it 's going to be dry . ’ |
| 23 | The trouble is , he 's going to be tied up with all this now . |
| 24 | There 's going to be new legislation soon which will make it dead easy for landlords to kick tenants out and I 've had enough of all this as it is . ’ |
| 25 | The Senate wants to merge us into University College and we 've been told we 'll have to get rid of some of our staff — it may all be very neat and tidy for the bureaucrats , but it 's going to be absolutely disastrous for some people . |
| 26 | ‘ We 'd expect you to stay a couple of years , but obviously there 's going to be no pressure on you to move on at the end of that period . |
| 27 | ‘ It 's going to be all right now , ’ I told her . |
| 28 | ‘ It 's going to be all right . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I know it 's going to be very hard for me , ’ said Senna . |
| 30 | For God 's sake , unless we talk to these people , there 's going to be no answer . |