Example sentences of "'re [vb pp] to be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | They 're expected to be allowed home tomorrow , counting themselves very lucky . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ In this department , you 're assumed to be drunk until proven otherwise , ’ said Keith Little , head of Accident and Emergency . |
| 6 | We 're meant to be trusting each other . ‘ |
| 7 | They 're meant to be operating in Britain again , smuggling drugs . ’ |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | You 're meant to be thinking about your big ride not a married man . ’ |
| 10 | The oblong block markers are n't centrally positioned either ; perhaps they 're meant to be offset as well … |
| 11 | The last week 's rehearsal has been a virtual write-off , and you 're meant to be facing a preview audience on Monday . ’ |
| 12 | No , too right ! deciding what we 're meant to be having . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm not sure if we 're meant to be making this up or not , ’ muses Gordon . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm not sure if we 're meant to be making this up or not , ’ muses Gordon . |
| 15 | We know if it made any note of where we 're meant to be going . |
| 16 | ‘ On this one , we 're meant to be working together . ’ |
| 17 | Delighted he 's being given the O.K. , unsure what we 're meant to be doing now , and HUNGRY ! |
| 18 | The next questionnaire is designed to help you look at your work and get clear in your head what you 're meant to be doing and how . |
| 19 | Is that what we 're meant to be doing this term , tutorials ? |
| 20 | No it sounds like you 're meant to be doing . |
| 21 | ‘ Come on , Dexter , you 're meant to be giving me inspiration not falling asleep , ’ she snapped . |
| 22 | If you 're using the region 's motorways tonight , you 're advised to be prepared for long delays as the Bank holiday traffic builds up . |