Example sentences of "he [be] supposed [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All they know about Tweed is he 's supposed to be Chief Claims Investigator for an insurance company with a lot of business abroad . |
| 2 | Well I , other week I got this beds er not bedspread duvet cover and he 's supposed to be slight second and I can 's see nowt wrong with that . |
| 3 | ours and apparently he 's supposed to be brilliant on it ! |
| 4 | ‘ Well , ’ Ian said , ‘ he 's supposed to be responsible to the Dean and Chapter for Cathedral security . |
| 5 | Because he 's cheeky and hates his work and is successful with women , he 's supposed to be vital . |
| 6 | The Revd Edward Chichester published a pamphlet in 1818 entitled Oppressions and Cruelties of Irish Revenue Officers , in which he described how , in 1810 , a detachment of the army led by Coffey was set upon and disarmed by the country people near Culdaff in Inishowen , and he himself was beaten ‘ until he was supposed to be dead ’ . |
| 7 | He was supposed to be mad . |
| 8 | Malvolio 's treatment , in Shakespeare 's Twelfth Night , when he was supposed to be mad explains the desirability of keeping such an affliction quiet . |