Example sentences of "and [pers pn] [be] [vb pp] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am delighted that he has chosen to introduce a Bill on nurse prescribing and I am honoured to be associated with it as one of its sponsors . |
| 2 | Do n't forget that for tonight at least you and I are meant to be lovers . ’ |
| 3 | And I 'm meant to be on holiday . |
| 4 | The satisfaction with which the new prayer book was received and used quickly resulted in a request that the Burmese hymn book should be revised and enlarged , and I was asked to be the editor and secretary of the small revision committee . |
| 5 | Anyway this boy and I was judged to be the most original and the best you see . |
| 6 | Fun Fortnight had claimed another victim and I was forced to be game for a laugh and work in a joke shop . |
| 7 | Fun Fortnight had claimed another victim and I was forced to be game for a laugh and work in a joke shop . |
| 8 | and I was meant to be taking it in today , but I forgot and so I just |
| 9 | And I was sponsored to be bored to death by a friend , who talked to me non-stop for three hours . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Besides , you do n't go for redheads , you told me you do n't , and you 're engaged to be married , and what about Ta — ? ’ |
| 11 | Okay , and you 're asked to be erm in the lec sorry in the er great hall at five o'clock if you possibly can , okay ? |
| 12 | The last week 's rehearsal has been a virtual write-off , and you 're meant to be facing a preview audience on Monday . ’ |
| 13 | Her owner claims she probably wants to exercise to shed a few ounces.Pets should be safe as Thumper s not been trained to hunt and she 's refused to be tempted down with titbits . |
| 14 | And she 's meant to be here . |
| 15 | Needless to say , he fails , and she is condemned to be executed . |
| 16 | Yet , while the pregnancy might have been unplanned and she was destined to be a single parent , termination had never once been considered . |
| 17 | She also did a lucrative sideline in stolen goods and peddled information to the Dublin underworld , and she was reputed to be one of the most powerful and certainly one of the richest women in Dublin . |
| 18 | She 'd only been at school 2 months and she was found to be blind . |
| 19 | That we are courteous , efficient , and we are seen to be a caring organisation . |
| 20 | It would be too bad if the Panzers overran our positions and we were found to be in our stocking feet . |
| 21 | ‘ I have a feeling they will react to the big occasion at Ibrox and they are bound to be on a high after Denmark winning the European title in Sweden . ’ |
| 22 | Differentials do exist between blue- and white-collar workers , but they appear to be narrower than in most Western companies , and they are seen to be justified by different educational qualifications . |
| 23 | Most ELT series are intended to supplement what is in the textbook not to replace it and they are intended to be used to consolidate the learning of language that has already been presented in another form . |
| 24 | Some people say certain responses in others make them see red and they are guaranteed to be upset , even though for the sake of peace they may repress their anger or hurt . |
| 25 | In contrast , trade unions in France had too little organisational strength in the workplace to be able to inflict major economic losses on the firm and they were considered to be too ideologically radical to be permitted a higher degree of participation . |
| 26 | There were hundreds of companies coming to us for funds and they were meant to be writing their business plans properly and cogently . |
| 27 | Fernando loved her and she loved him and they were meant to be together . |
| 28 | Mr Hinks became a member of the council of the Law Society , which was quite an accolade for the firm , and he is believed to be the only Darlington solicitor to be honoured in this way . |
| 29 | Gagosian does not represent artists or their interests , he simply buys and sells works on the market , and he is known to be spectacularly good at it . |
| 30 | Walker is keen to continue the momentum which has thrown Norwich right back into the thick of the title race and he is reported to be keen to sign Bournemouth 's highly rated striker Efan Ekoku . |