Example sentences of "they 're [adv] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They 're here to be punished . |
| 2 | OLD soldier Dominic Lavery has refused to give his beloved wellies the boot despite rumours they 're soon to be replaced by a new American alternative . |
| 3 | so that men from a very early age learn that women are , are not important creatures , that they 're not to be respected or erm understood certainly , and that they can be erm , beaten and abused and raped ! |
| 4 | ‘ I had to get one , ’ he explained , ‘ because they 're about to be made illegal . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I had to get one , ’ he explained , ‘ because they 're about to be made illegal . ’ |
| 6 | For decades his complete diaries have been hidden in K-G-B files in Moscow — now they 're about to be serialised in the Sunday Times . |
| 7 | they 're there to be informed |
| 8 | What , you mean they 're only to be young leaders there . |