Example sentences of "[conj] he [be] not to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Our friend here does not seem to appreciate that the world 's greatest detective is conducting a criminal investigation and that he is not to be thwarted . |
| 2 | ‘ Mr. H. is well known in public assistance circles , and the Ministry have issued a circular that he is not to be accorded any special treatment . |
| 3 | Frank 's door was closed when he got back and there was a notice on it saying that he was not to be disturbed . |
| 4 | Charles realised with a jolt that he was not to be given a room in the château . |
| 5 | He could hardly believe that she was letting him go , that he was not to be punished for what he had witnessed in the best room in the middle of the night . |
| 6 | Still painfully relieved that he was not to be made an unwanted orphan and bundled off to a Home , Frankie left the room without a word . |
| 7 | So Asshe had given instructions that he was not to be let in . |
| 8 | There was , of course , now a great deal more interest in Eliot than in the play , but he had stipulated in advance that he was not to be subjected to any form of publicity : no press conferences , no interviews , no speeches ; as a result , he was much more relaxed at the first night and was even able to laugh at his own jokes . |
| 9 | This sensitive , intelligent and finely-made man sometimes allowed her to sit in his room while he practised the piano , on the understanding that he was not to be disturbed . |
| 10 | She was no longer angry , and he was not to be thrashed for spying on her and Tom Fish . |
| 11 | If they went to the house and saw him move into the door , they 'd turn out the family , look everywhere and he was not to be found . |
| 12 | The novice teacher will require careful guidance through the option structure of the program with clear explanations and very limited demands in terms of making choices , if he is not to be distracted from the normal demands of teaching or even put off completely . |
| 13 | Mr. Bingley must also return their visit by visiting the Bennets , if he is not to be rude . |
| 14 | If he was not to be a lecturer at Cambridge because they did not think him academic enough , and if he was not to be a parish priest because he could not keep teenagers in order and because the adults were said not to understand him and because he felt a teaching vocation , where was his right place ? |
| 15 | If he was not to be a lecturer at Cambridge because they did not think him academic enough , and if he was not to be a parish priest because he could not keep teenagers in order and because the adults were said not to understand him and because he felt a teaching vocation , where was his right place ? |
| 16 | Therefore Sharpe must die , and if he was not to be killed in a duel , then he must be taken care of in another way and , in the darkness as Lord John had said his farewells , Jane had urged him to the other way . |
| 17 | In all , Hughes missed four clear chances but he was not to be denied and his 11th goal of the season came after 41 minutes . |
| 18 | But he was not to be deflected . |