Example sentences of "and [noun prp] [was/were] [adj] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could have wandered unchecked all over north London if he had had a mind to it , but this was supposed to be Bienvida 's party and he and Bienvida were supposed to be there . |
| 2 | In the story , Cain and Abel were supposed to be the sons of Adam and Eve . |
| 3 | The meeting approved the creation of a US$10,000 million development fund for Arab countries which had supported the coalition in the Gulf war and which had suffered economic damage from the war ; Egypt and Syria were likely to be the main beneficiaries . |
| 4 | Everyone knows the fame of the Pineapple Dance Centre in Covent Garden and Lucy was amazed to be ‘ hired ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ And Inez was supposed to be marrying Alfred . ’ |
| 6 | She was supposed to be sleeping at Lizzy 's house tonight and Lizzy was supposed to be staying over at hers . |