Example sentences of "[noun] be supposed [prep] be [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Adverts are supposed to be showing you real life , but where 's my life and my experiences ? |
| 2 | I mean , it did make me realize that for large parts of a drama lesson when the kids were supposed to be working on their own they were n't probably doing an awful lot . |
| 3 | The president was supposed to be dissociating himself from the Shah not encouraging him . |
| 4 | The drop in the number of people working has actually been greater in the latest recession than between 1979 and 1983 , a period when industry was supposed to be shaking out overmanned jobs . |
| 5 | Someone from the Banco D'Oro was supposed to be meeting her , and this remote blond god certainly did n't look like a bank official — though he might have been Signor Corosini . |
| 6 | ‘ Yes , ’ she replies eagerly , ‘ someone from the British Committee is supposed to be meeting me . ’ |
| 7 | This is the sort of thing my mob is supposed to be ironing out and they dare n't admit they 've even been involved — except by whispering to people like Sprague . |
| 8 | Because the band were supposed to be soundchecking at six . |
| 9 | ‘ If you could film all Ken 's words and actions when no cameraman was supposed to be looking , you 'd have another ‘ Carry On ’ film . |
| 10 | The title Fergie may or may not be allowed to keep is also certain to come under review , along with the cash settlement Bryan was supposed to be negotiating . |
| 11 | She knew Mandy was n't normally catty , and that her comments about Matthew 's fiancée were supposed to be making her , Charity , feel better . |
| 12 | Harry is supposed to be coming home to take up his inheritance of the family estate , but the emotional pressures of his family force him to escape instead to become a medical missionary . |
| 13 | It might be condensation , right , now you 're aware of these things , cos if you 're really working professionally , your head 's supposed to be running all across this stuff while you 're in there , in there with the punters |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm not sure that man Kennedy that Nicola was supposed to be meeting ever existed . ’ |
| 15 | In my mind while you 're talking is about these three children who presumably er this gentleman 's wife was supposed to be looking after on thirty pounds a week . |
| 16 | The race was supposed to be taking place in blazing sunshine , but the sun refused to come out and there was even some rain . |
| 17 | The next two cases , however , show a broader understanding of what ACAS was supposed to be doing . |
| 18 | The vagueness of the evacuation plans resulted in neither central nor local government knowing quite what the other was supposed to be doing . |
| 19 | The lorry was supposed to be carrying empty containers only . |
| 20 | The conspirators apparently believed that Edward II was still alive , for Rent had been arrested after visiting Corfe Castle where the deposed king was supposed to be hiding . |
| 21 | Erm , we set tasks that erm , two people were supposed to be working on the script while two people looked through the paper . |
| 22 | These people were supposed to be making us fit and instead they were doing irreparable damage to my heart and lungs . |
| 23 | Some female reporter from Business Finance Magazine is supposed to be spending the morning with me . |
| 24 | Maastricht has brought us some clarity , because we now know where the train is supposed to be heading . |
| 25 | It shows how many items of the product ought to be on the shelf ; how many are still in the stock room ; the minimum number that the store is supposed to be carrying ; whether fresh ones have been ordered if stocks are too low ; what the current price is ; and whether that price is the Kmart standard , or has been lowered to beat local competitors . |
| 26 | When Jack and Alison were in the house together by day they were in the studio ( where Jack was supposed to be teaching Alison to paint ) or else in the drawing room , often watching television . |
| 27 | The firm is supposed to be doing a RISC-based Unix mainframe and is already a licensee of HP 's PA chip which it uses in its 3050 line of Unix workstations . |
| 28 | ( Section 8 ) , " What kind of speaker is supposed to be uttering " Happy those early dayes " ( Section 9 ) ) , but decides to identify the poetic persona of " Nutting " with the author himself ( " … references to Wordsworth 's surroundings ' , " as the poet reaches the scene of virgin beauty " ( Section 9 ) ) . |
| 29 | The right hon. and learned Gentleman , the Leader of the House and all those on the Treasury Bench know that the people outside will not stand for this kind of activity — The Secretary of State is supposed to be listening . |
| 30 | Although Groupe Bull SA Bull is supposed to be handling the RS/6000 's multi-processing under its recently struck accord with IBM — see page four — it seems doubtful the French are making much of an impact on this particular machine . |