Example sentences of "that she [be] [adj] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dorothy inquired , far too intrigued at this unexpected interest in Isobel to remember that she was supposed to be indoors starting to prepare supper . |
| 2 | And with this interjection Aggie now beat her closed fist against the end of the settle as she added angrily , ‘ If she had acted like the friend that she was supposed to be to the mother I would n't be faced with this lot tonight . ’ |
| 3 | Somehow — though how when it bothered her so — she had all too frequently managed to forget that she was supposed to be Cara Kingsdale , professional journalist . |
| 4 | But this she found easier to bear , partly because Mrs. Mounce had so many troubles herself that she was able to be kind back to her , and partly because Mrs. Mounce 's world and Mrs. Mounce 's advice seemed even more remote and unreal than Jannie 's . |
| 5 | That she was inclined to be impulsive , that the hurt of yesterday was easily forgotten under the blinding optimism that tomorrow would bring the fulfilment of her dreams . |
| 6 | The possibility that I might starve myself to death was never raised : instead I was scolded for looking like a scarecrow , and my mother told me that she was ashamed to be seen with me . |