Example sentences of "[adv] it [was/were] [not/n't] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And something about his voice made Philip think perhaps it was n't to be a parrot after all . |
| 2 | But unfortunately it was n't it was n't to be . |
| 3 | At one stage it was thought that the old lady would be written off , but luckily it was not to be and the following year I was able to take her from Buckie with a new lease of life . |
| 4 | Unfortunately it was not to be . |
| 5 | Sadly it was not to be saved . |
| 6 | Sadly it was not to be . |