Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] be [vb pp] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm as with many , many parts of the Gospel you 're expected you 're expected to be able to look more deeply than on the surface . |
| 2 | She is the only female character allowed into the fortress den and as the story develops she is shown to be both sensitive and sensible . |
| 3 | I think that in years to come they are bound to be looked back on as an aberration . |
| 4 | ‘ I did n't know it was meant to be fancy dress though . ’ |
| 5 | I mean , erm , if you did n't know it was meant to be serious , you might think it was a great send off of psychoanalysis , you know . |
| 6 | On opening it was seen to be empty . |
| 7 | At this point , the DC is in state CREATED and the user who created it is said to be the ‘ associated user ’ . |
| 8 | In first time and a better fish , we even joked it was bound to be another twenty ! |
| 9 | And the police say he was believed to be an associate of Keith Hanger . |
| 10 | He says he 's thought to be carrying a pump action shotgun and may now be a traveeling criminal . |
| 11 | The gloomy Scotsman , of Menlove Avenue , Calderstones , Liverpool , says he was doomed to be depressed from the day he was born … 67 years ago . |
| 12 | Wanting to remain a child becomes unfeasible even to the most stupid old beard at the age of about 35 ; they eventually give up and accept they were born to be schoolteachers . |
| 13 | When the SEA was approved it was considered to be a poor substitute for a new Treaty on European Union , but given the opposition of the UK and Denmark it was the best that could be achieved . |
| 14 | We 're also talking in terms of a ministry which what you expect is very often what you get you 're trained to be somebody , okay ? . |
| 15 | The mystery plays were originally known as the Corpus Christi Play ; the use of the singular ‘ play ’ indicated they were intended to be seen as a whole , while Corpus Christi refers to the holy day on which they were performed . |
| 16 | Later when the prices soared he was said to be furious . |
| 17 | I guess we were meant to be , however much we try to fight it . |
| 18 | I guess we were meant to be , however much we try to fight it . |
| 19 | This morning in Blackpool Mr Patten apologised for the comments , saying they were meant to be ’ satirical ’ . |
| 20 | He criticised the system of screening and the appeals tribunal for refugees due to be sent back , saying they were forbidden to be present , allowed no legal representation , and were not told the reasons for decisions . |
| 21 | The Archive 's location in a university which has a reputation for excellence in social research ensures it is perceived to be upholding high standards . |
| 22 | ‘ He suffered a stroke , but I believe he is said to be recovering . ’ |
| 23 | It did n't bother me , I knew I was engaged to be married , and in those days as soon as you were going to be married you left your job … that is the only thing we girls had to look forward to , getting married and going on our own , getting our bottom drawer together and things like that … |
| 24 | I thought you were meant to be watching your blood pressure . ’ |
| 25 | I knew — it sounds corny — but I knew we were meant to be , that we were simpático . ’ |
| 26 | When , later on , his only son died it was taken to be a sign that he had killed the supposed lover unjustly . |
| 27 | He was only a couple of years older than Jack but he was huge — almost as wide as he was tall — and although Jack had never had much to do with him he knew he was reputed to be a bully . |
| 28 | Derek felt taken aback , as he knew he was meant to be , by this sudden revelation . |
| 29 | But the very nature of advice can only be understood if we understand in what spirit it is meant to be offered and for what reasons it is meant to be taken . |
| 30 | ‘ I thought it was meant to be improper , ’ I said . |