Example sentences of "[adv] [det] [be] not to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately that was n't to be , I er we came a good second but there you go . |
| 2 | Unfortunately this was not to be . |
| 3 | Don Cattabianchi 's wish was that when he died there should be a big party in the church hall , with singing and dancing and no dividing line down the middle of the floor , but unfortunately this was not to be . |
| 4 | Hopes were high for a pleasant summer 's day fishing , but unfortunately this was not to be : heavy wind and rain — and a stomach-churning eight foot swell — resulted in a lot of green faces and a fewer that expected number of fish being caught . |
| 5 | Unfortunately this was not to be . |