Example sentences of "'re [verb] to be " 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 socialised to be very obsequious . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ You mean you 're itching to be rid of me so you can get off this island ! ’ |
| 5 | But , generally speaking , you 're expected to be a self-starter at college . |
| 6 | I would say that the criteria that 's that 's sent out at the moment is is far too strict for the lot , a lot of women and at the moment you 're expected to be skeletal , whereas th , you can very well be thirteen stone and anorexic it 's , it depends on your attitude towards food . |
| 7 | So we know what sort of times we 're expected to be sort of selling raffle tickets and |
| 8 | Erm as with many , many parts of the Gospel you 're expected you 're expected to be able to look more deeply than on the surface . |
| 9 | They 're expected to be allowed home tomorrow , counting themselves very lucky . |
| 10 | But Oliver used to correct me and explain that you are whoever it is you 're pretending to be . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , you know how people like to be together , even if they 're pretending to be in the wild , so I was thinking of groupings of four to six cabins per lot . ’ |
| 12 | You are n't the cold woman you 're pretending to be ! |
| 13 | Not everyone is as afraid of them as you 're pretending to be . ’ |
| 14 | Wish I were all the things that you 're pretending to be . ’ |
| 15 | But I do n't like the way you 're pretending to be so fond of me , ’ she told him , her hazel eyes flashing and her arms akimbo , ‘ and I do n't like the way we 're deceiving your mother . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ You 're training to be a teacher , are n't you ? ’ she asked . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | His estranged wife and two children lived nearby , they 're said to be on holiday at the moment . |
| 19 | They 're said to be concerned , though , about the effect all the publicity is having on the boy . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Now , are you sure you 're going to be all right ? ’ |
| 22 | Look , do n't hold out too much hope that you 're going to be successful in this . |
| 23 | All of that to me smacks of a lack of appreciation of the need to understand a business thoroughly , where you 're going to be involved in making major decisions . |
| 24 | A fine thing you 're going to be to warm a woman 's bed at night . |
| 25 | ‘ He told them , ‘ You 're women , you 're going to be engineers . |
| 26 | ‘ He told them , ‘ You 're women , you 're going to be engineers . |
| 27 | ‘ They 're going to be very difficult to break down , ’ he said . |
| 28 | As though you 're going to be sick . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ If you 're going to be silly , you wo n't be able to . |
| 30 | You 're going to be disappointed though . |