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It came after a tip off from House of Commons speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle that the former cabinet minister may have been planning to travel to the British Virgin Islands.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Law enforcement agencies have been planning for more than a year for the August convention that is expected to draw an estimated 50,000 visitors and massive protests.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024

Many will have been planning to spend June watching the football and tennis, attending festivals or having an early summer getaway.

From BBC • May 23, 2024

“You would have to have been planning to move 175 residents in the dead of night.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2023

"In that case,” said the charm woman, "you must have been planning to do something bad. If this were not so, then why would a tree grow out of your head?”

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith