Example sentences of "you [am/are] [adj] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | But you are fortunate to be writing in English . |
| 2 | Judge Peter Greenwood told Hilton : ‘ The supplying of drugs is a very serious offence and you are fortunate to be getting a short sentence . ’ |
| 3 | You are fortunate to be writing in English as it has a vocabulary of over half a million words — over five times as many as French . |
| 4 | Now that the Sun is passing through your own birth sign , you are certain to be at your most forthright , purposeful and ready to go into battle at the slightest provocation . |
| 5 | You are sure to be given every help by your firm . ’ |
| 6 | As you wind along the corniche roads , passing vineyards and olive groves , you are sure to be reminded of the Côte d'Azur . |
| 7 | ‘ You are pleased to be back in France , Madame ? ’ |
| 8 | This subject may send shivers down your spine , but you are right to be alarmed , for whether it is the lowly woodworm or the dreaded deathwatch beetle , whether it is dry rot or wet rot , all weaken the structural timbers of a dwelling . |
| 9 | You are right to be concerned about protein levels , but without a very thorough understanding of canine nutritional science , you will end up tying yourself in knots . |
| 10 | ‘ You are right to be afraid , ’ Rose Alderley said bracingly . |
| 11 | You are right to be so . |
| 12 | Rub over the Early Reply bonus seal on your Entry Bond with a coin to find out if you are eligible to be our first £100,000 Double Prize Draw Winner . |
| 13 | ‘ These fraudsters will give you enough information to make you greedy and that 's when you are ready to be scammed because you are expecting to make a fortune . ’ |
| 14 | The Means Test is very strictly enforced , and you are liable to be refused relief at the slightest hint that you are getting money from another source . |
| 15 | Between the 1st and the 19th you are liable to be preoccupied with partnership matters . |
| 16 | He said : ‘ You are unfit to be a member of the jury . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Yes , ’ my father said , ‘ I shall go and take you two girls if you are fit to be seen , and it wo n't do your mother any harm either . ’ |
| 18 | I await its summons , and as a preliminary response , end with two lines from Blake 's Milton : ‘ If you account it Wisdom when you are angry to be silent , and Not to shew it , I do not account that Wisdom , but Folly … ‘ |
| 19 | From the heights of Foel-cwmcerwyn , just to the east , you are supposed to be able to see Exmoor , Snowdonia and the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland . |
| 20 | The mixture of cheap jokes and pretentious philosophising becomes increasingly hard to stomach , however , and there are far too many moments when it is not clear whether you are supposed to be laughing at the characters or taking them seriously . |
| 21 | Make sure you know exactly which of the starts you are supposed to be at , and when . |
| 22 | Somehow it does n't seem right to count your calories during the week and then suddenly explode into an orgy of indiscriminate gorging when guests come and you are supposed to be the one in control . |
| 23 | You are supposed to be a fucking progressive ? |
| 24 | To maintain good credibility with the client , you need to call him before he sees an article in a newspaper that may affect his company — after all you are supposed to be his key person with the best knowledge of the media . |
| 25 | I then telephoned Howard Samuel and said , ‘ There is an attack on the Labour Party of which you are supposed to be a loyal member . |
| 26 | This second form of question does not mean that you are expected to bias your answer in favour of the particular party ; the legal advice you give in your answer will generally be the same whichever party you are supposed to be advising . |
| 27 | However , there may be some practical advice to be given to the party you are supposed to be advising , and you should certainly comply with the examiner 's direction as far as you are able . |
| 28 | ‘ You are supposed to be here . |
| 29 | 4 The interview While you are having the conversation , concentrate : on what is being said on staying in role — being the person you are supposed to be on keeping your conversation realistic on not showing off |
| 30 | ‘ You are supposed to be suppressing dust , McAllister , not raising it and spreading it about , ’ he said cheerfully to her back . |