Example sentences of "[noun pl] are meant to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Winter puddings are meant to be lavish . |
| 2 | Not all of these addresses are meant to be read by the person involved : Sophronia would have dismissed Leapor all the sooner if she had read ‘ The Disappointment ’ and ‘ The Consolation ’ . |
| 3 | After all , ’ she continued , fixing her smile , forcing herself to look into those eyes that were so deep she felt she could drown in them , ‘ life 's too short for moping about and parties are meant to be fun , are n't they ? ’ |
| 4 | I do n't think our strengths are meant to be equal . |
| 5 | ‘ Curious ’ , after all , meant ‘ investigative ’ when the Earl of Hyndford used it of Thomas Goldney III , and that is what universities are meant to be about . |
| 6 | But has all this improved what universities are meant to be doing , or have they changed their role ? |
| 7 | The bridges are meant to be kept in good repair . |
| 8 | ‘ Perhaps elephants are meant to be fat , ’ says her son Luke plaintively . |
| 9 | Notice boards are meant to be noticed , and therefore must look attractive . |
| 10 | Spray-on hair glosses and hair dressings are meant to be used on dry hair in between shampoos and are particularly useful on coarse , curly hair that lacks moisture . |
| 11 | But in a language like English , where gender distinctions are meant to be semantically-based , the Harvard faculty 's claim is startling enough to deserve further scrutiny . |
| 12 | Churning is not good for buyers though : endowments are meant to be long-term investments , and it should have been made clear to you when you bought the policy that you would lose out if you cashed in before the end of the agreed term , which is typically , 25 years . |
| 13 | Roxanne Shante 's put-downs of men are meant to be feminist ; and suddenly we 're meant to respect Salt'n'Pepa 's greed , opportunism and exploitation of their own bodies . |
| 14 | These two guys are meant to be on a Gipsy Working Party , finding somewhere for the gipsies to live , and all they can do is argue about it . |
| 15 | Straightforward leave applications are often decided without an oral hearing ; but even when there is a hearing in order to clarify issues , leave proceedings are meant to be very brief : a recent practice statement requires special notice to be given if it is anticipated that the leave application will last for more than 30 minutes . |
| 16 | I 've never been very sure if the eight records are meant to be eight long-playing records or not . |
| 17 | Cos the middles are meant to be so brilliant . |
| 18 | Words like ‘ bitch ’ and ‘ shrew ’ imply that women are in some way transgressing their feminine role ; such women are too strong and stroppy , not considerate and attentive in the way women are meant to be . |
| 19 | These tasks are meant to be stressful and to show how well the student can use the languages in difficult circumstances . |