Example sentences of "is meant [prep] [be] [v-ing] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | How time flies especially when one is meant to be writing lots of letters . |
| 2 | You go to bed as soon as , I do n't know where they are , because Dave is meant to be getting home at eleven o'clock this morning . |
| 3 | Ros is meant to be attending this meeting in their place but could n't get . |
| 4 | He ca n't understand what the flag is meant to be advertizing , unless it is being proud of one 's country . |
| 5 | The day after next the shipment is meant to be arriving , if the information 's right . |
| 6 | Neither is an overexcited horse likely to win a showjumping contest , because at every jump he is likely to get more and more excited and to concentrate less and less on what he is meant to be doing . |
| 7 | So this is , what got me a bit suspicious right , well I speaking to her and all and I said , well you know , this is it and , you know she said she knows George is , is meant to be coming up and I said look and I says and I 'm gon na go down onto the floor here , and just as I was to go onto the floor there was a phone call right , and it was Alice . |
| 8 | Hence the current emphasis on sustainable development ( meeting our needs without making it impossible for future generations to meet their needs ) , which is what the Earth Summit is meant to be giving some practical expression to . |