Example sentences of "[pers pn] were [adv] supposed [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You were n't supposed to be looking at me . |
| 2 | Oh you were n't supposed to be able to read it . |
| 3 | ‘ You were n't supposed to be going out . |
| 4 | ‘ You were always supposed to be the intelligent one , ’ sighs Molly , ‘ but I think Mama — God rest her soul — was maybe a little prejudiced in your favour . |
| 5 | We were n't supposed to be friends with people with whom we were doing business , which was probably a good idea , but just the same , I did n't know that until I began to live on Oakley Street and found out that David was very distressed . |
| 6 | We had , we 'd go to Park , be sent out of there by the keeper because we co we were n't supposed to be in he said . |
| 7 | He supposed that she had to be somewhere and he reminded himself that they were n't supposed to be together so what did it matter , but still he kept catching himself scanning the crowd for her . |