Example sentences of "not [vb pp] to be the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | from the first it was apparent that it was not destined to be the faultless pageant which the stewards and controllers of the Kha-Khan 's household had both intended and arranged . |
| 2 | The care of children is not seen to be the proper business of the state , given the emphasis placed on individual freedoms and parental rights and duties . |
| 3 | This is not meant to be the only way of constructing your opening paragraph . |
| 4 | He had not meant to be the first to speak , but something in the other 's silence compelled him . |
| 5 | ‘ Thirty years ago having a child outside marriage was n't considered to be the accepted thing . |
| 6 | She had n't told Frederick , there just had n't seemed to be the right time . |
| 7 | Sadly , of course , it has n't proved to be the entire answer because the original FOND resource can only cope with the four basic stylistic variations ; Plain , Italic , Bold and Bold Italic . |