Example sentences of "[subord] we [am/are] [adj] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | All in all , Tessa 's letter describes a family business that is well-run , up-to-date and very considerate of its customers so we are pleased to be able to give a Gold St*r to Ollerton Machine Knitting Centre : |
| 2 | I do n't know if we 're supposed to be talking er French |
| 3 | We can not enjoy a happy life with God unless we are willing to be disciplined — unhappy though that may appear at first . |
| 4 | ‘ Until this happened we resisted the use of shutters because we are supposed to be a furniture showroom . |
| 5 | However , since we are supposed to be dealing with planned growth , there surely must be some connection between targets and fulfilment . |
| 6 | If we think that stealing is wrong , then it 's just as wrong whether we are likely to be found out or not . |
| 7 | Today , for example , I think it means next to nothing to simply state that blacks are working class when we are likely to be unemployed and may not recognize our experience and history in those areas of political life where an appeal to class is most prominent . |
| 8 | However , when we are prepared to be guided from within , it is no longer emotional desire that drives us , but the purity and clarity of reason , dictated by the ‘ pure will ’ of our hearts . |
| 9 | So perhaps we should not be surprised — though we are entitled to be shocked — at the steamy photos on the Emmerdale calendar . |