Example sentences of "[am/are] supposed to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | They are supposed to be cheerful and rejoice , when they want to weep with terror and self-pity . |
| 32 | From the heights of Foel-cwmcerwyn , just to the east , you are supposed to be able to see Exmoor , Snowdonia and the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland . |
| 33 | People in my trade are supposed to be able to help , but I 've only been able to come up with the old platitude : ‘ Do n't buy a £500 car from a dealer because you 'll only get £100 worth of vehicle — the rest will be profit . ’ |
| 34 | We are supposed to be able to turn the silver piece round , so that the plain side of the work is towards us , allowing the needles to lie in the grooves on the underside of the garter bar and replace the stitches on the needles . |
| 35 | In these ways , and in certain others of less importance which will be referred to briefly , members and the public ( which , for practical purposes , means creditors and others who may subsequently have dealings with the company and become its members or creditors ) are supposed to be able to obtain the information which they need to make an intelligent appraisal of their risks , and to decide when and how to exercise the rights and remedies which the law affords them . |
| 36 | That boys are supposed to be aggressive and outgoing , strong and demanding , while girls are neat and tidy , gentle and obedient is central to our stereotypes of masculinity and femininity . |
| 37 | The long-promised higher frequency Vikings that would go a ways to proving Sparc 's scalability are supposed to be producible by the end of the fourth quarter or the first part of the new year , according to TI . |
| 38 | Coun Richmond said : ‘ Where are all these people who are supposed to be homeless ? |
| 39 | Scorpios are supposed to be possessive , but Adam 's been acting more like a gaoler recently — he hardly allows you out of his sight . |
| 40 | Although such assessments are supposed to be objective , i.e. based on data , the value of such studies is necessarily limited by out-of-date official statistics in many LDCs . |
| 41 | Rattlesnakes are supposed to be common , though they are generally shy and silent and we did n't see any trace of them . |
| 42 | School playgrounds are supposed to be safe places , and in general I suppose that they are . |
| 43 | After all , creative people are supposed to be sensitive and aware of the consumer and society and in real touch with change and mood . |
| 44 | The laws of physics are supposed to be true all over the accessible universe . |
| 45 | Such judgements are supposed to be true or false in a fairly straightforward way , and to be testable by empirical enquiry or perhaps appeal to the common experience of the human race . |
| 46 | Even what are supposed to be working-class interests , are often led and dominated by the middle class , as has frequently been observed . |
| 47 | ‘ I 'm supposed to be content with that ? |
| 48 | ‘ I 'm supposed to be fucking Tonto all of a sudden am I ? ’ |
| 49 | I 'm supposed to be just liaison , and the climate is n't good for that . |