Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] was [adj] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was ten seconds or so before I realized I was supposed to be looking at the inside of the wooden door . |
| 2 | Mr Deputy Speaker , no I did not know the exact amount of the recommendation but I of course assumed there was likely to be some pay increase and I have made an increase in grant which I am just about to explain to the house which will go some way to meet the requirements of local authorities and there are other assets and resources they have er which I will illustrate later on in my speech . |
| 3 | Mr Paleokrassas said he could not say how much money would be granted to the industry , but added it was likely to be ‘ quite substantial ’ . |
| 4 | He admitted she was right to be angry . |
| 5 | Parents always misunderstand their children ( no , I wo n't misunderstand mine ) , I knew I was supposed to be the son and surgeon poor D never was able to be . |
| 6 | I knew I was supposed to be looking at Lily . |
| 7 | ‘ Everyone thought I was marvellous to be back on the catwalk seven weeks after Amber was born . |
| 8 | ‘ I thought I was supposed to be in charge of the design side ? ’ |
| 9 | I thought I was supposed to be the victim this morning . |
| 10 | Thought somebody was sure to be out . |
| 11 | I thought she was supposed to be a sort of part-timer , an amateur . ’ |
| 12 | I thought there was supposed to be a key kept under the flowerpot in the porch … |
| 13 | And she said Oh I thought there was supposed to be six of you here today , some did n't turn up . |
| 14 | But even in Millers , we went and looked there was supposed to be a sale on they 're not much reduced are they ? |
| 15 | He worked for a major oil corporation there called Pan-Global and felt he was privileged to be entrusted by his employer , the proprietor himself , with such a discreet mission . |
| 16 | Intergraph felt it was important to be associated with one of the ‘ major players ’ , not a company that was likely to disappear overnight . |
| 17 | She knew he was fun to be with , someone whose company she enjoyed . |
| 18 | As a nurse I knew it was unhealthy to be so overweight and I felt extremely unhappy with what I had become . |
| 19 | I never knew it was possible to be happy like this . |
| 20 | I knew it was unlikely to be Mrs Nassim as she refused to get involved in his business activities even to the point of answering the phone . |
| 21 | Bet you thought it was likely to be pretty exciting stuff , eh ? |
| 22 | ‘ I thought it was supposed to be very exhilarating once the ‘ chute opened . ’ |
| 23 | I thought he was supposed to be a scientist . |
| 24 | ‘ I thought he was supposed to be incarcerating her , not arranging her social life . ’ |
| 25 | I thought he was supposed to be your boyfriend , ’ Jim Connor , one of the fuel technicians , laughed at her . |
| 26 | I thought he was supposed to be making you stand on your own two feet ? |
| 27 | When patients who did not contact their general practitioners before their attempts were questioned about why they had not gone to their doctor , it was found that many were reluctant to trouble him , some had found him unhelpful in the fist , and others thought he was unlikely to be helpful or might even be unsympathetic ( Hawton and Blackstock 1976 ) . |
| 28 | She realised it was good to be with Mandy . |
| 29 | What was occupying his mind , as vividly as if it were even now taking place , was the moment when he had said , ‘ That is absolutely fascinating , Norman , ’ and then realized it was supposed to be the end of the programme . |
| 30 | How many folks did it carry ? ’ and when he refused to answer , added stiffly : ‘ Jess … that 's what I 'm called , ’ as a first move to soften him — and then remembered she was supposed to be a boy . |