Example sentences of "he [be] supposed to " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is wrong to think he is supposed to be telling the truth in his songs and presenting a true picture of his personality . |
| 2 | He is supposed to be my boyfriend , after all . ’ |
| 3 | Keith will be praised by his nursery teacher every time she sees him ‘ working ’ ( ie , doing what he is supposed to be doing ) . |
| 4 | The alternative , according to response competition is : ‘ Ricky will remain for longer periods in his place doing what he is supposed to ’ . |
| 5 | The story concerns the misdemeanours of a husband when he goes dancing with another woman when he is supposed to be at a boxing match . |
| 6 | If HW is as smart as he is supposed to be ( he is favourite to get the pos. as Englands new manager ) he would have let Frank come on much earlier ’ |
| 7 | Yes , it 's it 's he is supposed to be finding out whose whose whose getting the British Council Programme , but the Eurostep people to know ought to have a pretty good idea of all the Eurostep receivers . |
| 8 | Do try and get his legs right he 's supposed to be in Germany . |
| 9 | He 's supposed to be helping . |
| 10 | Soon , very soon , the classroom empties , only Heather and a coupla girls left , and Darren , who 's reading and has forgotten he 's supposed to be going home . |
| 11 | All they know about Tweed is he 's supposed to be Chief Claims Investigator for an insurance company with a lot of business abroad . |
| 12 | What d' you think of that , when just about now he 's supposed to be hitting Holland ? ’ |
| 13 | He 's supposed to clown it up . |
| 14 | ‘ He 's supposed to be accompanying the Prince . ’ |
| 15 | He 's supposed to be a fucking socialist . " |
| 16 | One more now , as long as they do go out because erm Oh I 've got one that will be coming back from the careers service soon , erm he 's supposed to be ringing tomorrow morning . |
| 17 | He 's supposed to be at the shop . |
| 18 | I stuck with Molassi 'cause he 's supposed to be a friend of Rodo 's , who 's supposed to be a friend of mine . |
| 19 | Because he 's cheeky and hates his work and is successful with women , he 's supposed to be vital . |
| 20 | He 's supposed to be the figure of a Danish giant who ran amok in the area . |
| 21 | ‘ Well , ’ Ian said , ‘ he 's supposed to be responsible to the Dean and Chapter for Cathedral security . |
| 22 | Er he 's in London at the moment , he 's not at He should be up here , I do n't know what he 's doing in London on a Saturday morning , he 's supposed to be up here having a surgery somewhere . |
| 23 | If we know where he 's supposed to be heading , even easier . |
| 24 | You 'd have thought a man like that , strict , he 's supposed to be — ’ |
| 25 | and he 's supposed to be obtaining initials with the |
| 26 | Well he 's supposed to be testing it . |
| 27 | ‘ According to you , he 's supposed to be such a hard man … ’ |
| 28 | er I think , I know he 's not around very much at the moment because he 's supposed to be on sabbatical but , you know , erm do |
| 29 | He 's supposed to be staying at a children 's home , but he spent last night in police cells after being arrested for the thirtieth time — for breaching bail conditions . |
| 30 | The boy told his family last week he was unhappy at the special school he 's supposed to be studying at and planned to escape . |