Example sentences of "'re [adv] [adj] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Besides , you 're rather big to be doted on . ’ |
| 2 | However , you 're most fortunate to be so self-sufficient , ’ she added drily , while ignoring the darkening scowl on his face . |
| 3 | These beds can be used to produce salad crops and fresh herbs or can be used as nursery beds for self-raised perennials and shrubs until they 're sufficiently well-established to be planted out . |
| 4 | You 're less likely to be criticised for what you really believe in . |
| 5 | They 're only supposed to be sort of six monthly caps . |
| 6 | The same thing applies to ‘ exclusive ’ jobs : ‘ You 're so lucky to be : working in this posh Knightsbridge shop/meeting celebrity authors/the international jet-setter 's PA — that you can be paid very little money for doing so . ’ |
| 7 | Erm construction , well I do n't want to cast too many nationalistic comments about but there is a strange habit of employing people who do not know what they 're entirely supposed to be doing . |
| 8 | Thank you very much well it 's always a pleasure to hear of about the Seamanship Foundation and I 'm sure that , as you might be saying , and er the need for the foundation 's fundraising will be rather heightened this year as a result of last year 's drop but I 'm equally sure that you will get a tremendous amount of support from the members and on that note which I think is er also is an important method of concentrating our priorities and on the basis of we 're extremely lucky to be able to pursue a really very enjoyable pastime with relatively few problems and that if we can get those opportunities to many more , who would otherwise not be able to enjoy and in fact frequently do n't get to enjoy any other pastime , we should endeavour to do so and consider ourselves lucky that we can . |
| 9 | You know you could say these scale checks , they 're , but they 're still urgent to be done . |
| 10 | Er it 's just a matter of swapping it round now and thinking about your own home and i like you mentioned , it 's not , if you are in you 're , you 're , you 're still likely to be , well not likely , you still could be er targeted and the burglar who just opens a door and reaches in and takes |
| 11 | There were an awful lot of nice people working in the building , but there is sometimes a certain tone in your voice , a clouded look in your eye , which gives the impression that you 're more likely to be a client than a colleague . |
| 12 | If you are very close and the danger shows in your photos they 're more likely to be used . |
| 13 | And you 're more likely to be accepted by your peers . |
| 14 | ‘ I was discussing a statistic I 'd heard that you 're more likely to be killed by a donkey than in an aeroplane disaster . |
| 15 | I reckon they 're more likely to be friendly than otherwise . |
| 16 | And , we 've seen through their advertising in targeting women that they 've tried to post the image if you smoke , you 're more likely to be slim and slender . |
| 17 | The chances are you 're more likely to be involved in something . |
| 18 | They 're more likely to be found at Lansdowne Road ( another recent issue in your letters page ) . |
| 19 | So we 've tried to set the duty at a level which makes it clear to those who seek to commit financial crime that they 're more likely to be caught but which does not impose additional reporting burdens or costs on those who conduct their business honestly and that is a most important balance to strike . |
| 20 | you 're more likely to be |
| 21 | The only thing is in a place like that they 're more likely to be Tory . |
| 22 | Ivor Griffiths and Beatrice Tucker say they 're both lucky to be alive . |
| 23 | New for Summer ‘ 90 , we 're really pleased to be able to offer you the magnificent Sota Vento apartments as our Club Choice in buzzing Magalluf . |
| 24 | ‘ You know what you 're really lucky to be missing ? |
| 25 | You 're almost better to be in a job first , get a few offers . |
| 26 | You 're almost sure to be right about the spells and enchantments . |
| 27 | They 're almost sure to be , are n't they ? ’ |
| 28 | You 're quite entitled to be … well , a bit off center at the moment . |
| 29 | We 're absolutely delighted to be here not least because we have membership throughout the spread of Portsmouth in the various different industries which we as a union represent the naval dockyards the utilities , energy , water , gas , electricity and many other industries including the . |
| 30 | seven o'clock , well I thought I 'd come a bit earlier forget that they want a tidy living room , they want to get the toys out of the way , they want to present themselves in the best possible light so they 'd be more forgiving if you 're late than if you 're too early to be on time . |