Example sentences of "they be supposed [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are supposed to be cheerful and rejoice , when they want to weep with terror and self-pity . |
| 2 | Well , they 're supposed to be protective , are n't they ? |
| 3 | They 're supposed to be good actors , are n't they ? |
| 4 | They 're supposed to be lethal . |
| 5 | It was the very same story the time oor Isa sent for the stilettos very much against my advice as it happens but they were supposed to be real made-in-England leather uppers available in three colourways , aubergine , aqua or avocado well , as she said herself she was expecting green but nothing quite as Irish as they turned out in fact to be . |
| 6 | Typical of the ambivalence of the anti-Puritan ethic in Hefner 's hands , they were supposed to be untouchable . |
| 7 | They were supposed to be muddy . |