Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adj] to be " in BNC.

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1 er , it depends on one 's own tastes , I personally do n't like the open planned that I 've seen in very modern houses where , erm I , I do n't quite know how to express it but it does seem to me odd to be on one floor level and then two feet up you 're on another level and er , that 's one aspect of the open plan that does n't appeal to me and I do n't quite understand why it 's necessary to have everything that 's going on in one room with pieces of furniture designed to act as barriers between the different functions or purposes for which you give parts of the room .
2 Am I supposed to be following you , Number One ? ’
3 Ah now which one am I supposed to be using here ?
4 Well when I was thirteen I supposed to be having b bad trouble and I went to doctor 's and instead of knocking off school at waiting till I was fourteen , I 'd finished at thirteen .
5 ‘ But who am I supposed to be talking to ? ’
6 Am I supposed to be showering you with gifts right now , pretty things , baubles you can — ? ’
7 Am I supposed to be ashamed of an ordinary male impulse ?
8 And am I supposed to be grateful ? ’
9 ‘ Am I supposed to be impressed by this little bit of unhurried pantomime ? ’ he enquired coolly .
10 Am I supposed to be flattered by the fact that you think I resemble a small magical creature , who , as far as my childhood recollections goes , always wears a stupid hat and has pointed ears ? ’
11 Am I supposed to be happy ?
12 Not only was I unable to be certain of Miss Kenton 's desire to rejoin the staff here , I had not , of course , even discussed the question of additional staff with Mr Farraday since that first preliminary meeting over a year ago .
13 And erm that would carry on until such times as when the foreman or whoever would deem them fit to be a squad that could carry out er a heavier job if you want put it that way , where they would progress on to heavier plates etcetera , and do watertight work .
14 That is until we stopped for a toilet break in a lay-by , when the howling gale and torrential rain lashed our naked bottoms like a Cabinet minister in a Soho sauna , and made me glad to be back in the car beside the sleeping-bags .
15 It made me glad to be what I was .
16 Are you willing to be loving towards yourself and others , to seek love by being love , rather than waiting for others to love you first ?
17 You obvious to be naughty
18 Now are you supposed to be doing all of these ?
19 What are you supposed to be ? ’
20 ‘ Are n't you supposed to be on call this evening , Dr Blake ? ’
21 ‘ Now , are n't you supposed to be singing ? ’
22 to er , you know erm , you supposed to be er , be able to drive away .
23 This one here , what you supposed to be doing ?
24 What was you supposed to be doing there then ?
25 You supposed to be doing that hat , that hat and that hat
26 Are you supposed to be going with him on holiday ?
27 You supposed to be doing that ?
28 Yeah but are you supposed to be wearing it around the school ?
29 After a moment she said : ‘ Is she likely to be a nuisance ? ’
30 And when are you likely to be earning again ?
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