Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] [was/were] [not/n't] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the following day , the day of their return ( only they were not to be expected until the late evening ) Franca , who was so used to being by herself , was unable to perform any ordinary activity . |
| 2 | And something about his voice made Philip think perhaps it was n't to be a parrot after all . |
| 3 | When even one was not to be contemplated . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Unfortunately I was not to be with Basil for long , for after less than a year he was appointed as Art Adviser to the West Riding . |
| 6 | But even there they were not to be left alone , and after the last campaign the conquest ended ignominiously as it had begun with the summary execution of Tupac Amaru , thirty-nine years after Atahualpa , his uncle . |
| 7 | Unfortunately it was not to be . |
| 8 | Western traders allowed into Japan were to be restricted to foreign settlements and other prescribed areas , but were to have the benefits of extraterritoriality , i.e. they were not to be subject to the laws of Japan , but any misdemeanour or problem ( including those that concerned Japanese ) was to be dealt with by a court presided over by the consul of the country of the national concerned . |
| 9 | Sadly it was not to be saved . |
| 10 | Sadly it was not to be . |