Example sentences of "you [am/are] [adv] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | But no matter , for you are n't to be beaten . ’ |
| 2 | Again , a simple colour change in the test will tell you whether or not you are soon to be a mum . |
| 3 | A quarto is likely to need all of twelve inches , a folio correspondingly more , if you are not to be reduced to laying it on its side . |
| 4 | ‘ You do n't know how lucky you are not to be part of the system . ’ |
| 5 | He ignored the bluntness of the queries as he went on , ‘ Misty also says you are not to be nervous . |
| 6 | If you are not to be the owner of the module , the user name can be changed . |
| 7 | If you are not to be the owner of the module , the user name can be changed . |
| 8 | So erm , you are not to be , in any way , I mean , I 'm going to talk at you anyway , most of the afternoon unfortunately , but I do want you to respond . |
| 9 | For those of you having withdrawal symptoms from patch-based working , consider only how lucky you are not to be on the other kind of patch . |
| 10 | Imagine you are about to be attacked . |
| 11 | We gather that you are about to be visited by Anne and the other Susan , not forgetting Megan . |
| 12 | The boat 's on its side in the water and you 're nowhere to be seen but in fact it 's all quite straightforward , neither the boat nor you can sink and it 's simply a question of pulling the boat back upright again and carrying on sailing . |
| 13 | If however , you 're here to be a beach bum , then the beautiful stretch of white sand contrasted against the clear blue sea is a definite magnet for all keen sun-worshippers . |
| 14 | ‘ Now , you 're not to be cross with me , my dear , because I did n't come sooner , the truth is I wanted to come straight away but it was n't possible . |
| 15 | ‘ I can either trust you and allow you to take charge of the whole business , or I can decide you 're not to be trusted and take charge of things myself . |
| 16 | I 'll give instructions that you 're not to be disturbed . ’ |
| 17 | You 're not to be frightened of it you know . |
| 18 | People think if you 're small , you 're there to be downtrodden , and they have a stack of prejudices about all the other things that I happen to be . |
| 19 | And it 's right : you 're not a service to pop groups , you 're there to be a good writer and to entertain people . |
| 20 | MAMMA Mia Morse — you 're about to be replaced by a roly-poly cop who can scoff a cannelloni faster than you can sink a pint . |