Example sentences of "[pron] 're [adj] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 're desperate to be a granny are n't you ? |
| 2 | ‘ Show her you 're pleased to be here . ’ |
| 3 | Loads of my friends are miserable over the way they look , and the media are basically saying , ‘ Yes , you 're right to be miserable . |
| 4 | A You 're right to be disappointed with the results of your machine . |
| 5 | ‘ You 're right to be careful , ’ he said . |
| 6 | You 're right to be sceptical : we should be indulgent only to a certain point with lovers , whose vanities rival those of politicians . |
| 7 | You 're right to be concerned . |
| 8 | ‘ I think you 're right to be wary of Andrew , ’ Bridget said thoughtfully . |
| 9 | That 's right yes , er vivisection is erm well actually to do with the cutting up of animals is n't it , testing , things like cosmetics , medicine medicines and so on , on animals and if you 're anti to be that you 're against it . |
| 10 | ‘ You 're refreshing to be with , Kate . |
| 11 | You 're ashamed to be decent English people , you want us to go crawling and grovelling … . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ So you 're not honest enough to admit you 're ready to be loved . ’ |
| 13 | Sing if you 're Glad to be Gay — Sing if you like it that way … |
| 14 | ‘ You 're wise to be frightened . |
| 15 | When one gets right down to it , I doubt very much whether you 're fit to be called a bad lot . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Then you 're unwise to be glad . |
| 17 | You 're supposed to be making your guests feel welcome . ’ |
| 18 | You 're supposed to be in bed , ’ Otley said . |
| 19 | ‘ You 're supposed to be at Sunday school . ’ |
| 20 | YOU 'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ATTACKING THE ENEMY . |
| 21 | Come on , Bina , you 're supposed to be Thinking . |
| 22 | You 're supposed to be an actor , but I suspect you may just be an exhibitionist . ’ |
| 23 | ( 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Now stop wasting time and get on with what you 're supposed to be doing . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Remember you 're supposed to be dancing tonight , ’ Rebecque smiled at Sharpe . |
| 28 | You 're supposed to be coming home with Margaret . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ You 're supposed to be next door , not sitting here on your arse watching a ball game . ’ |
| 30 | You 're supposed to be a professional . |