Example sentences of "[was/were] [not/n't] to be [vb pp] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I wish it were not to be lost to you . ’ |
| 2 | Sir William ) Clarke , a solicitor , on condition they were not to be shown to anyone without the consent of himself and the syndicate . |
| 3 | If the achievements of the Thatcher years were not to be consigned to oblivion , then a tactical retreat was necessary . |
| 4 | And of course sometimes during this apprenticeship Boy knew that what he really wanted was not to be taught to be one of us , not to be taught how to be a man at all , but to be reassured that he might somehow remain a boy forever . |
| 5 | Moreover , through the agency of these men , many Scottish gentlemen found places as midshipmen on board East Indiamen and , with experience gained in that rank , could be advanced in the hierarchy of ship 's officers , although it must be conceded that an appointment as midshipman , or fifth or sixth officer of an Indiaman was not to be compared to the value of a writership or cadetship in the Company 's own service . |
| 6 | In such an unclear area , it was not to be left to Dáil members to decide , irrespective of whether it still remained an appropriate public measure . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The Holy Spirit was not to be confined to the narrow straits of Jewish respectability , nor was he the perquisite of the Church leadership . |
| 9 | They 'd told her , on no account was he to be allowed to cry for a feed , but that at the same time he was n't to be put to the breast unless he really wanted to . |