Example sentences of "[pron] be n't meant to " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ You are n't meant to . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | You could n't understand it and mockingly it seemed that you were n't meant to : it was all just there , a small-scale catastrophe , quite ordinary although it seemed not to be . |
| 6 | Never saw , you were n't meant to , and he says , no your mum said that we could either have a sweet or a starter , not both . |
| 7 | Except for the fact that she is n't meant to be Jewish , we are in stock Jewish-mother territory . |
| 8 | She was n't meant to be happy , she was meant to be with me . |
| 9 | That 's why actions generally , although by no means always , do speak louder than words : because , paradoxically , they are n't meant to ‘ speak ’ at all , and a fortiori are n't meant to speak what 's false . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ It was n't meant to be mad . |
| 12 | No , not at all , it was n't meant to be humiliating . |
| 13 | ‘ It was n't meant to be , Martin . |
| 14 | ‘ It was n't meant to be like this . ’ |
| 15 | It happened , but it … it was n't meant to ! ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ‘ She 's on the front line , ’ he said and it was n't meant to be enigmatic . |