Example sentences of "[coord] it is not to be " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In saying this , of course , we are simply restating the fundamental question of psycholinguistics and it is not to be expected that there is some answer to the problem of explanation or even a commonly agreed way of investigating the issues involved . |
| 2 | I feel too tired to sleep so I play some Despot when I get home but my heart 's not in it and the Empire is still in a tattered-looking state after all the earlier disasters and I 'm almost wondering if I should start again but that would mean going back to the fucking dawn of civilisation and the temptation in Despot is always to swap PoV , which people who do n't know the game always think sounds sort of innocent , like some detail , but it is n't : you 're not just swapping point of View , you 're swapping your current Despotic power Level for something less , even if it 's a regional lord or other king or a general or royal relation close to the throne , and it is not to be done lightly because as soon as you renounce the current Despot 's PoV the computer takes over and it 's a smart fucking piece of software . |
| 3 | Each of these subjects involves a highly intricate body of law , and it is not to be expected that any one man or even three or four men can master them all . |
| 4 | Alum Pot is a fitting end to this chapter on Ingleborough , but it is not to be inferred that the words and photographs adequately describe the manifold attractions of this wonderful mountain ; literally they only touch the surface and do not probe the dark secrets beneath . |
| 5 | The object of the executors ' year is to protect the personal representatives from demands for immediate payment but it is not to be relied on to cover undue delay in dealing with the estate . |
| 6 | That may be the way the world does its business , but it is not to be the way the Lord 's people should do theirs . |
| 7 | But it is not to be ’ , said a disappointed Don Watson , chairman of the Hong Kong Rugby Football Union . |