Example sentences of "they [be] [not/n't] to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | any numerical measures need a good deal of explanation and background information if they are not to be misleading ; and |
| 2 | They are not to be married until Easter . |
| 3 | ( They are not to be confused with the GRU , whose function is military intelligence . ) |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I hoped they were not to be disappointed by the rest of their tour and wondered whether that residue of egalitarianism which their culture had instilled in them , for all its dreadfulness , might not in time lead them to question whether unification was wholly to their advantage . |
| 6 | THE Highways in Larne was the venue packed to the seams with enthusiastic punters — they were not to be disappointed , yet another sensational semi-final . |
| 7 | They were not to be concerned in any way with the shedding of blood . |