Example sentences of "they 're [vb pp] to [be] " in BNC.

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1 They 're bound to be able to help . ’
2 cos they er they 're bound to be cheaper than they are in the shops .
3 They 're bound to be . ’
4 They 're bound to be suspicious about that . "
5 They 're bound to be wide awake . ’
6 right , who is at first place tomorrow , they 're bound to be two , first of the day , so
7 They 're bound to be !
8 They 're bound to be at least sixty , to eighty pounds a pan I would think , if not
9 Ah I mean they will soften anyway and they are comfortable it 's just that the sides are a bit rigid at the moment but then they 're bound to be and they will give .
10 And it 's the same idea in Confirmation that the gifts which you are given are not given just for yourself , they 're given to be used , and there 's no point in keeping them to yourself , you know .
11 They 're socialised to be very obsequious .
12 The Nairacs , now in their eighties , declined to comment , but they 're said to be hopeful that one day they WILL be able to give their son a proper burial .
13 His estranged wife and two children lived nearby , they 're said to be on holiday at the moment .
14 They 're said to be concerned , though , about the effect all the publicity is having on the boy .
15 Recent reports have suggested some local authorities are putting pressure on the government to settle early and avoid huge payouts ; they 're said to be concerned that if the case is drawn out , more haemophiliacs will die , and in the event of the ruling going against the government , relatives will be eligible for compensation .
16 I think they 're a very dangerous mode of education because they provide a very stereo-typed image of everything , everybody that they 're talking about if they 're talking about sex , they presume to be able bodied , they 're presumed to be white generally , they 're presumed to be heterosexual , if they 're talking about homosexual then , it 's definitely male lesbians
17 I think they 're a very dangerous mode of education because they provide a very stereo-typed image of everything , everybody that they 're talking about if they 're talking about sex , they presume to be able bodied , they 're presumed to be white generally , they 're presumed to be heterosexual , if they 're talking about homosexual then , it 's definitely male lesbians
18 They 're born to be automatons , consumed by baubles and gimmicks .
19 They 're born to be automatons , consumed by baubles and gimmicks .
20 Erm , you know , if they 're sitting there in water and they 've been peeled and they 're ready to cook , they wo n't be cooked until they 're needed to be cooked , you know .
21 No , taken them , they 're taken to be professionals though are n't they ?
22 They 're thought to be from an old church , and are helping archeologists to piece together a picture of life in medieval times .
23 They 're designed to be emulsioned over : try using sponging techniques , with two or three colours , to give a deeper textured effect , without much added cost .
24 They 're paid to be pretty , not bright . ’
25 The oblong block markers are n't centrally positioned either ; perhaps they 're meant to be offset as well …
26 They 're meant to be dull .
27 I think in some ways it 's better , because girls are meant to get on better in the sciences in girls ' schools ; they 're meant to be pushed backwards a bit in boys ' schools .
28 Apparently what the erm busmen do is they have to make sure that they get to where they 're meant to be on time otherwise they get their pay docked but they like to stop off and see their friends on the way , and stop and have cups of tea
29 They 're meant to be operating in Britain again , smuggling drugs . ’
30 They 're meant to be a bunch so wedded to the mainland , so loyal to the English crown , that they 'd even fight against the government if they thought it necessary .
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