Example sentences of "[be] supposed to [be] able " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 're supposed to be able to hear its bells ringing under the sea at New Year 's Eve . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ You 're supposed to be able to walk all the way from here to the coast . ’ |
| 3 | to another , which is what we 're supposed to be able to do . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Although how we were supposed to be able to afford to rebuild , I had no idea , but whenever I queried anything he would just laugh and tell me to leave it all to him . ’ |
| 9 | Well you were supposed to be able to you know , be able to take command you know . |
| 10 | SGML is supposed to be able to do for document-based information what SQL did for proprietary databases . |
| 11 | Speeds goal in particular was a quite poorly taken effort for someone that is supposed to be able to used both feet . |
| 12 | For the Roman catholic social teaching of the day laid down certain things as of natural law which anyone who was reasonable and honest was supposed to be able to recognize . |
| 13 | The hind was supposed to be able to cope with all tasks on the farm ; but an ambitious worker might endeavour to become an indispensable expert . |
| 14 | I thought a good Manager was supposed to be able to delegate . |