Example sentences of "'re supposed to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 're supposed to be making your guests feel welcome . ’ |
| 2 | In the morning , we suddenly woke up and said , ‘ Oh no , — we 're supposed to be getting married at 11 o'clock . |
| 3 | We 're supposed to be trained . ’ |
| 4 | You 're supposed to be in bed , ’ Otley said . |
| 5 | ‘ You 're supposed to be at Sunday school . ’ |
| 6 | YOU 'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ATTACKING THE ENEMY . |
| 7 | ‘ Oh dear , oh dear , I ca n't , we 're supposed to be leaving tomorrow , or the day after , if we can get everything ready , there 's so much to do . |
| 8 | ‘ If you 're seeing me , get these people off my back , George — we 're supposed to be running an operation … ’ |
| 9 | It 's not as if it 'll frighten the horses , because they 're supposed to be colour blind : mind you , have seen some of the migraine colour schemes a racing cyclist friend wears I 'm not so sure about that ! |
| 10 | ‘ Where 's this escarpment we 're supposed to be approaching ? ’ he asked . |
| 11 | I ca n't see them involved in killing an Englishman ; they 're supposed to be on the same side . ’ |
| 12 | Come on , Bina , you 're supposed to be Thinking . |
| 13 | You 're supposed to be an actor , but I suspect you may just be an exhibitionist . ’ |
| 14 | ( Anyone would think you 'd been offered the leading role in the latest Spielberg epic , for God 's sake , you 're supposed to be depressed or something . |
| 15 | In a Which ? approach to the golden years of youth , when you 're supposed to be rolling joints and learning how to organise a demo , they 're trying to turn students into consumers . |
| 16 | We 're supposed to be having a good time today ! ’ |
| 17 | In accountancy , for example , by the time you 've done your training and spent some years establishing yourself , you then have your children just at the time when you 're supposed to be going all out for partnership . |
| 18 | Now stop wasting time and get on with what you 're supposed to be doing . ’ |
| 19 | The driver said , ‘ Look , there 's Mel Smith over there , coming out of the car park , ’ and I said , ‘ Mel 's supposed to be coming with me , we 're supposed to be going to Television Centre . ’ |
| 20 | It 's no secret that those guerrilla bands contain a fair proportion of characters who are just as undesirable as the dictatorial governments they 're supposed to be fighting and who would have no hesitation in disposing of those $60,000 missiles , at a fraction of their cost , to any passing terrorists who , in turn , would have no hesitation in loosing off one of those missiles at a passing Boeing 747 , preferably one packed with five hundred American citizens . |
| 21 | ‘ Remember you 're supposed to be dancing tonight , ’ Rebecque smiled at Sharpe . |
| 22 | You 're supposed to be coming home with Margaret . ’ |
| 23 | Well , they 're supposed to be protective , are n't they ? |
| 24 | ‘ You 're supposed to be next door , not sitting here on your arse watching a ball game . ’ |
| 25 | You 're supposed to be a professional . |
| 26 | I ye yes and I agree with that , but we 're supposed to be communicating with the little bastards right |
| 27 | Erm The address and everything else they 're supposed to be sending . |
| 28 | You 're supposed to be able to hear its bells ringing under the sea at New Year 's Eve . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ You 're supposed to be able to walk all the way from here to the coast . ’ |
| 30 | I just seem to remember vaguely that she 's about twenty-five or six , about five five , hundred and fifteen pounds all where they 're supposed to be , hair that looks like somebody grabbed a handful of stardust and smoothed it over her head . |