Example sentences of "[verb] was meant to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Loving was meant to be savoured — and we 've got plenty of time . ’ |
| 2 | What he had said was meant to be consoling . |
| 3 | Remembering that what we were experiencing was meant to be enjoyable left our wits spinning like a lawn sprinkler . |
| 4 | The choice of literature , as you realize was meant to be contrasting , and I put book down as an example of what I thought was the worst possible , er , use of use of psychoanalysis , kind of gutter journalism , erm and which you did n't look at , and it 's , it 's no criticism of you erm , because er , you had your work cut out with what you did do , but the reason I put down Gandhi 's Truth , if anybody 's ever read that , have they ? |
| 5 | He sat up and gave her a quick smile which she supposed was meant to be reassuring . |