Example sentences of "[conj] we [was/were] [adj] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | How we managed without all these aids — in fact by merely buying a coffin and getting on with it — I ca n't imagine , but I know that we were lucky to be living in the UK and not the US , where the open coffin , or at least one quarter open at the head end , is de rigueur . |
| 2 | We made it absolutely clear to Mr. Millan and the Commission that we were prepared to be flexible and to listen to any representations . |
| 3 | ‘ I thought , ’ said Robert , grimly , ‘ that we were supposed to be Muslims . ’ |
| 4 | With Ernest Morgan that made five and we were fortunate to be able to persuade a young Japanese student , on holiday from U.B.C. , to join our party as cook and housekeeper . |
| 5 | It was early evening , about seven o'clock ; I was wearing a short skirt and no coat , because the weather was warm , and we were supposed to be going out . |
| 6 | Cos we were supposed to be on the rota . |
| 7 | Oh well we d did n't know if we were supposed to be congregating with rest of the people , or what so we just wandered we wandered down the hall |
| 8 | At that point the band broke up , even though we were supposed to be doing a lot more touring . |
| 9 | They used to ‘ baby-sit ’ for us at a time when teenagers resent a ‘ sitter-in ’ , for we were glad to be able to leave Shanti in their care without her realising it — they were there anyway . |