Example sentences of "[pers pn] [is] not mean [prep] " in BNC.

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1 It 's not meant for you ! ’
2 Mm , it 's not meant for .
3 summer , I suppose it 's not meant for summer cos it 's got long sleeves .
4 It 's not a particularly convincing rationale , but it 's not meant to be — any more than George Orwell was literally predicting the future in 1984 .
5 It 's not meant to be , ’ he said , rubbing his stubbly chin , staring into space .
6 ‘ Yes Please ’ is n't about thrills and pills , it 's not meant to be consumed through a pumping club sound system , it 's altogether on a much mellower tip .
7 ‘ And it 's not meant to be a joke .
8 If that sounds flippant or heartless , it 's not meant to be .
9 It 's not meant to be fun , ’ the front-seat passenger joked , the others joining in the dirty insinuating laughter .
10 So , er , what the description was there by the way , it 's not meant to be a description of the person .
11 Well , it 's not meant to be .
12 It 's not meant to be like that .
13 You 're not meant to do that , it 's not meant to be like that .
14 And in the depots , when you are in the depot , people are cutting them , and if that 's the case , we , all of you , just remember , what we did , right just being as critical as we can of one another , to alter the way in which behave , but it 's not meant in any way , shape or form to be a criticism .
15 It is not meant as a criticism but as a frank report of how we think your child gets along at camp as an individual and as part of a group .
16 Like the last chapter it is not meant for hasty consumption immediately before the fray .
17 ( Sometimes the discussion of rebirth sounds like Shirley Maclean 's writings on ‘ channelling ’ , though one suspects it is not meant to . )
18 It is not meant to be an exclusive list , and nothing would please us more than to hear from readers about others — or their shortcomings , if the case deserved it .
19 It is not meant to be a book with the message of ‘ here 's how to cope . ’
20 If that sounds like a counsel of perfection , it is not meant to be , for Paul is showing the practicalities of love when put into action .
21 It is not meant to be the Curriculum Vitae of everyone involved in writing the thing !
22 A genuine higher education is unsettling ; it is not meant to be a cosy experience .
23 The man is not enjoying this , but he 's not meant to .
24 He 's not meant to be out !
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