Example sentences of "[adj] to be [v-ing] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's supposed to be staying at a children 's home , but he spent last night in police cells after being arrested for the thirtieth time — for breaching bail conditions . |
| 2 | You were supposed to be looking at the clothes , ’ Paula said artlessly . |
| 3 | It was ten seconds or so before I realized I was supposed to be looking at the inside of the wooden door . |
| 4 | Well it 's supposed to be drying at the moment . |
| 5 | Whom did you say you were supposed to be meeting at the airport ? |
| 6 | He wondered what had happened to handsome Georgie , the boy he was supposed to be meeting at the pub on the night of the murder . |
| 7 | The mixture of cheap jokes and pretentious philosophising becomes increasingly hard to stomach , however , and there are far too many moments when it is not clear whether you are supposed to be laughing at the characters or taking them seriously . |
| 8 | ON A Sunday morning , the average Tory voter is as likely to be queuing at a supermarket check-out as at the communion rail . |
| 9 | At 16 they are more likely to be studying at school ; by 18 they are much more likely to be studying at an establishment of further or higher education . |
| 10 | Donna looked at him again , wondering why she felt so guilty to be sitting at the table with this man . |