Example sentences of "you [am/are] supposed to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the heights of Foel-cwmcerwyn , just to the east , you are supposed to be able to see Exmoor , Snowdonia and the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland . |
| 2 | The mixture of cheap jokes and pretentious philosophising becomes increasingly hard to stomach , however , and there are far too many moments when it is not clear whether you are supposed to be laughing at the characters or taking them seriously . |
| 3 | Make sure you know exactly which of the starts you are supposed to be at , and when . |
| 4 | Somehow it does n't seem right to count your calories during the week and then suddenly explode into an orgy of indiscriminate gorging when guests come and you are supposed to be the one in control . |
| 5 | You are supposed to be a fucking progressive ? |
| 6 | To maintain good credibility with the client , you need to call him before he sees an article in a newspaper that may affect his company — after all you are supposed to be his key person with the best knowledge of the media . |
| 7 | I then telephoned Howard Samuel and said , ‘ There is an attack on the Labour Party of which you are supposed to be a loyal member . |
| 8 | This second form of question does not mean that you are expected to bias your answer in favour of the particular party ; the legal advice you give in your answer will generally be the same whichever party you are supposed to be advising . |
| 9 | However , there may be some practical advice to be given to the party you are supposed to be advising , and you should certainly comply with the examiner 's direction as far as you are able . |
| 10 | ‘ You are supposed to be here . |
| 11 | 4 The interview While you are having the conversation , concentrate : on what is being said on staying in role — being the person you are supposed to be on keeping your conversation realistic on not showing off |
| 12 | ‘ You are supposed to be suppressing dust , McAllister , not raising it and spreading it about , ’ he said cheerfully to her back . |
| 13 | You are supposed to be eighteen years old . |
| 14 | You 're supposed to be making your guests feel welcome . ’ |
| 15 | You 're supposed to be in bed , ’ Otley said . |
| 16 | ‘ You 're supposed to be at Sunday school . ’ |
| 17 | YOU 'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ATTACKING THE ENEMY . |
| 18 | Come on , Bina , you 're supposed to be Thinking . |
| 19 | You 're supposed to be an actor , but I suspect you may just be an exhibitionist . ’ |
| 20 | ( Anyone would think you 'd been offered the leading role in the latest Spielberg epic , for God 's sake , you 're supposed to be depressed or something . |
| 21 | In a Which ? approach to the golden years of youth , when you 're supposed to be rolling joints and learning how to organise a demo , they 're trying to turn students into consumers . |
| 22 | In accountancy , for example , by the time you 've done your training and spent some years establishing yourself , you then have your children just at the time when you 're supposed to be going all out for partnership . |
| 23 | Now stop wasting time and get on with what you 're supposed to be doing . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Remember you 're supposed to be dancing tonight , ’ Rebecque smiled at Sharpe . |
| 25 | You 're supposed to be coming home with Margaret . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ You 're supposed to be next door , not sitting here on your arse watching a ball game . ’ |
| 27 | You 're supposed to be a professional . |
| 28 | You 're supposed to be able to hear its bells ringing under the sea at New Year 's Eve . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ You 're supposed to be able to walk all the way from here to the coast . ’ |
| 30 | Is this is this what you 're supposed to be doing ? |