Example sentences of "be [adj] [vb pp] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 're all suppoosed to be free in this country |
| 2 | They 're all determined to be friends as well as family . |
| 3 | " I thought now was supposed to be the marvellous time , and we 're all meant to be living it up , burning the candle at both ends , finding out what we want to do with our lives . " |
| 4 | ‘ You 're all meant to be professionals , ’ Wallas Ward berated them petulantly , ‘ and this sort of behaviour is unforgiveable . |
| 5 | The others will carry gas to central Russia , and are all scheduled to be completed by 1985 . |
| 6 | They are all intended to be the same place : in Gentile country across the Sea of Galilee . |
| 7 | Thus while all domesticated animals belong to , and are closely identified with , particular households , they are all destined to be consumed by the community as a whole . |
| 8 | Wealth , beauty , and wit , are all shown to be insufficient means of securing affection and happiness . |
| 9 | In that it joins other states like Iran , Israel , Pakistan and India who are all thought to be pursuing military nuclear programmes . |
| 10 | The off-worlders are all required to be there so that the Vadinamians can know where they are and can watch them . |
| 11 | These substances are all known to be mediators of inflammation and are at least partly responsible for the macroscopically obvious inflammation of the intestine on days 6–9 . |
| 12 | Unless subsequently agreed in writing , the charges relating to booking shall be those expected to be current at the time of the conference . |
| 13 | You belong to the good times … there were some had to be . |
| 14 | Children who were preoccupied with the natural motions of their own bodies or who were difficult to toilet train were abused children ; children who laughed when passing wind , or indulged in aggressive play were displaying the classic signs of abuse ; destroying toys , harming animals , and being pre-occupied with death , were all stated to be symptoms of satanic ritual abuse . |
| 15 | There had been a rash of petty thefts in the hotel and we were all warned to be vigilant . |
| 16 | The deaf , dumb , insane and dead were all said to be restored at his tomb . |
| 17 | Well I know you were all seemed to be s you were all amazed when you went in . |
| 18 | Whereas colonic generation of prostaglandin E 2 , protaglandin I 2 , and thromboxane B 2 were all found to be enhanced in ulcerative colitis , in Crohn 's disease colitis only the generation of PGE2 and TxB2 were increased . |
| 19 | This was partly influenced by the recognition that she must be an obligate gene carrier as her brother ( 202 ) , daughter ( 301 ) , and son ( 304 ) were all known to be affected . |
| 20 | Amnesty International and the International Commission of Jurists were both said to be planning campaigns to monitor progress towards democratic elections . |
| 21 | Last night they were both said to be ‘ stable ’ in York District Hospital . |
| 22 | The youths were both said to be aged 16 to 18 , 5ft 7in to 5ft 8in tall , and one had the name Pete tattooed on his knuckles . |
| 23 | I think the book is really well written and it 's that needed to be I do n't know , do I need a black pen , man . |
| 24 | That 's that used to be the part there that 's gone big there , was sailors . |
| 25 | The psychology of groups is first asserted to be the oldest form of human psychology , but then individual psychology , of the leader , chief or father , is also added as the oldest individual psychology . |
| 26 | It would not be consistent with the obligation for a national court to be subject to a precondition such as a requirement that it may not look behind the text of a national implementing measure unless it is first found to be ambiguous . |
| 27 | Also at the United Nations , the President called on the Soviet Union to reduce its stocks immediately to 20 per cent of the current US arsenal , which is unofficial estimated to be 30,000 tons . |
| 28 | S so was that was that considered to be particularly skilful then ? |
| 29 | The paper was first scheduled to be printed in June , but in the end did n't go on the presses until four months later in mid-October . |
| 30 | This was imported as N18548 in 1978 , and was last understood to be on extended rebuild on the Isle of Wight . |