Example sentences of "'re [adv] [adj] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Besides , you 're rather big to be doted on . ’ |
| 2 | However , you 're most fortunate to be so self-sufficient , ’ she added drily , while ignoring the darkening scowl on his face . |
| 3 | These beds can be used to produce salad crops and fresh herbs or can be used as nursery beds for self-raised perennials and shrubs until they 're sufficiently well-established to be planted out . |
| 4 | You 're less likely to be criticised for what you really believe in . |
| 5 | They 're only supposed to be sort of six monthly caps . |
| 6 | The same thing applies to ‘ exclusive ’ jobs : ‘ You 're so lucky to be : working in this posh Knightsbridge shop/meeting celebrity authors/the international jet-setter 's PA — that you can be paid very little money for doing so . ’ |
| 7 | Erm construction , well I do n't want to cast too many nationalistic comments about but there is a strange habit of employing people who do not know what they 're entirely supposed to be doing . |
| 8 | Thank you very much well it 's always a pleasure to hear of about the Seamanship Foundation and I 'm sure that , as you might be saying , and er the need for the foundation 's fundraising will be rather heightened this year as a result of last year 's drop but I 'm equally sure that you will get a tremendous amount of support from the members and on that note which I think is er also is an important method of concentrating our priorities and on the basis of we 're extremely lucky to be able to pursue a really very enjoyable pastime with relatively few problems and that if we can get those opportunities to many more , who would otherwise not be able to enjoy and in fact frequently do n't get to enjoy any other pastime , we should endeavour to do so and consider ourselves lucky that we can . |
| 9 | They 're not fit to be alive , |
| 10 | They 're not afraid to be bald and they 're not afraid to appear naked in magazines . ’ |
| 11 | If you needed a blood transfusion er you 're not likely to be driving a car straight afterwards . |
| 12 | Niall realises you 'll need time to settle in and , barring any unforeseen epidemic , we 're not likely to be rushed off our feet , so if you need longer … ’ |
| 13 | If you look back at any year you only get ten or 20 good records and they 're not likely to be all in one week . ’ |
| 14 | erm , and you 're not likely to be able to get into that line of work again |
| 15 | ‘ You 're not supposed to be out . |
| 16 | You 're not supposed to be here ! ’ |
| 17 | I also bought a Gibson Sonex that 's been doctored ; they 're not supposed to be very good , but this one sounds great . |
| 18 | You 're not supposed to be egotistical . ’ |
| 19 | " Come on , you 're not supposed to be here , young lady . " |
| 20 | You 're not supposed to be here . ’ |
| 21 | The roads are bumpy and uncertain and when they do get on a half decent stretch , they get pulled over by the police : they 're not supposed to be on it . |
| 22 | You 're not supposed to be reading the news . |
| 23 | whatsername said he they 're not supposed to be looking for a tumour , although that 's what they could be looking for . |
| 24 | You 're not supposed to be aware of it , you 're supposed to say normal , we sat in a pub last night and this man started telling me a dirty joke , so that 's on it . |
| 25 | they 're not supposed to be on the voting register , are they ? any way did you see where Liverpool two thirds have not paid |
| 26 | They 're not supposed to be |
| 27 | You 're not supposed to be |
| 28 | You 're not supposed to be on here ! |
| 29 | They 're not supposed to be but they are virtually child-proof now , they showed them ! |
| 30 | You 're not supposed to be walking round the corridor with it though ? |