Example sentences of "n't meant to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was n't meant to be happy , she was meant to be with me . |
| 2 | Except for the fact that she is n't meant to be Jewish , we are in stock Jewish-mother territory . |
| 3 | ‘ It was n't meant to be mad . |
| 4 | It 's not likely that they 'll fall entirely from grace , and this is n't meant to be a sob story of any sort . |
| 5 | This is n't meant to be a test , a mental MOT for your man , but they are all topics you can talk about , which will help you get to know each other better . |
| 6 | I 'm sure they were n't meant to be there , but the solo probably felt so good that they decided the Ds were n't horrific enough to worry about . |
| 7 | I mean that big red thing , that was n't meant to be ordinary clothes , was it ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Maybe it just was n't meant to be . |
| 9 | ‘ I hope that was n't meant to be facetious , Bodie . ’ |
| 10 | Pavis , upset at being interrupted as he tried to thank the contractors who have built three new stands , said : ‘ I regret the choice of words but it was an instinctive reaction which was n't meant to be heard . ’ |
| 11 | No , not at all , it was n't meant to be humiliating . |
| 12 | They could n't tell you off for not turning off the lights but you were n't meant to be out of your dorm or even out of bed . |
| 13 | ‘ It was n't meant to be , Martin . |
| 14 | If you do n't know what 's true , or what 's meant to be true , then the value of what is n't true , or is n't meant to be true , becomes diminished . |
| 15 | ‘ It was n't meant to be like this . ’ |
| 16 | And his face was n't meant to be seen — do n't forget , the pockets were weighted to keep the body down . |
| 17 | For once she had n't meant to be provocative , but Fen swore explosively and rage such as she had never seen filled his dark eyes . |
| 18 | It was n't meant to be a cycling holiday and we did n't take any bikes with us , but Peter and Judy had a bike apiece for us to borrow . |
| 19 | But when they turned him over there was a sound like a fart and all his insides had sicked out , bits that were n't meant to be seen and which God accordingly had n't bothered to finish off like the rest . |
| 20 | You see , this report is n't meant to be read , it 's meant to be put into the computer . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ She 's on the front line , ’ he said and it was n't meant to be enigmatic . |
| 22 | Based on the idea of a cliche , an often repeated phrase is n't it oh it cost me an arm and a leg , erm which is n't meant to be taken literally . |
| 23 | And this , I mean , this is n't meant to be a good band anyway , is it ? |
| 24 | ‘ I think you did everything you could but it just was n't enough , it just was n't meant to be . |
| 25 | He had n't meant to be hurtful , she knew that perfectly well . |
| 26 | Well , all right , your editorial ‘ Holy bat-poo ’ ( 18 February ) is n't meant to be taken too seriously , but why vilify the harmless bat ? |