Example sentences of "as we be [adj] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | A rich seam : Edith MacArthur as we are used to seeing her and , inset , in ‘ Death of a Salesman ’ |
| 2 | ‘ We investigated , as we are obliged to , but found nothing wrong at the club . ’ |
| 3 | If our Committee can consider an instrument and make a report — as we are obliged to under Standing Orders — in time for a debate , we use our best endeavours . |
| 4 | I find Dr. Proudie and some of the characters such as Mr. Harding and Eleanor Bold rather pathetic and not worthy of sympathy — I do not know whether these are the sentiments Trollope hoped to arouse , but though I obviously dislike Mrs. Proudie as we are supposed to , I find that I can admire her and sympathise with her for having the bad luck to be surrounded by such people . |
| 5 | As we were close to her then , I would have stopped , but Miss Havisham insisted on walking past . |
| 6 | I hope we did as good a job as we were supposed to . |