Example sentences of "[was/were] only supposed [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parliament imposed excise duties on beer in 1643 to raise money for its army — and the taxes were only supposed to last for the duration of that little upset . |
| 2 | You were only supposed to take the birds directly before you , not follow them sideways because that meant the man in the next butt could come within range . |
| 3 | They were only supposed to do a half-hour spot , coming back later to do another set . |
| 4 | about it the other day aye he says but they were n't supposed to cut anything down he said , they were only supposed to cut a bit off the top . |
| 5 | We were only supposed to have two scones each , otherwise the Red Cross could n't expect to make a profit . |
| 6 | We had at least seven other buck sergeants and maybe a staff sergeant crewing airplanes which had been returned to us two or three month after the deal and at times we had as high as twenty aircraft in the squadron , that according to the er roster that you were only supposed to have twelve , but er nobody seemed to say anything about it and we did n't get any extra men , but there was at least six or seven men doing the work of master sergeants getting paid for , getting buck sergeant and staff sergeant pay for which I 'm very grateful . |
| 7 | Central News reports on the axeing of the soap and actress , Jane Rossington says she 's not surprised as it was only supposed to last 6 weeks anyway . |