Example sentences of "'re [adv] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | What , you mean they 're only to be young leaders there . |
| 2 | OLD soldier Dominic Lavery has refused to give his beloved wellies the boot despite rumours they 're soon to be replaced by a new American alternative . |
| 3 | so that men from a very early age learn that women are , are not important creatures , that they 're not to be respected or erm understood certainly , and that they can be erm , beaten and abused and raped ! |
| 4 | ‘ We 're not to be disturbed . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Now , you 're not to be cross with me , my dear , because I did n't come sooner , the truth is I wanted to come straight away but it was n't possible . |
| 6 | ‘ I can either trust you and allow you to take charge of the whole business , or I can decide you 're not to be trusted and take charge of things myself . |
| 7 | I 'll give instructions that you 're not to be disturbed . ’ |
| 8 | You 're not to be frightened of it you know . |
| 9 | If we 're still to be bombarded by these people — ’ |
| 10 | If however , you 're here to be a beach bum , then the beautiful stretch of white sand contrasted against the clear blue sea is a definite magnet for all keen sun-worshippers . |
| 11 | ‘ They 're here to be punished . |
| 12 | People think if you 're small , you 're there to be downtrodden , and they have a stack of prejudices about all the other things that I happen to be . |
| 13 | And it 's right : you 're not a service to pop groups , you 're there to be a good writer and to entertain people . |
| 14 | they 're there to be informed |
| 15 | Bebe 's kids are the nightmare invention of the late comedian Robin Harris , who 're about to be immortalised in their own network cartoon series . |
| 16 | MAMMA Mia Morse — you 're about to be replaced by a roly-poly cop who can scoff a cannelloni faster than you can sink a pint . |
| 17 | ‘ I had to get one , ’ he explained , ‘ because they 're about to be made illegal . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I had to get one , ’ he explained , ‘ because they 're about to be made illegal . ’ |
| 19 | For decades his complete diaries have been hidden in K-G-B files in Moscow — now they 're about to be serialised in the Sunday Times . |
| 20 | The boat 's on its side in the water and you 're nowhere to be seen but in fact it 's all quite straightforward , neither the boat nor you can sink and it 's simply a question of pulling the boat back upright again and carrying on sailing . |