Example sentences of "that be [not/n't] [vb pp] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Trouble that 's not meant to be caused ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ That was not felt to be the most suitable way of proceeding in this matter , ’ he says , sounding like a police spokesman for the first time . |
| 3 | In these schools , he implied , people would be falling over themselves to get jobs , and , in certain cases , they might be employed even if they had no formal teaching qualifications , though that was not expected to be the norm . |
| 4 | I mean that big red thing , that was n't meant to be ordinary clothes , was it ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I hope that was n't meant to be facetious , Bodie . ’ |