Example sentences of "she [was/were] not [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jack hissed furiously , but he could see she was not to be harried . |
| 2 | When we learned that she was not to be charged , the detective inspector carrying out the investigation told us : ‘ It 's the first I 've heard of it . ’ |
| 3 | She was not to be resisted . |
| 4 | But she was not to be put off easily . |
| 5 | It seemed she was not to be rid of Svend 's dictatorial uncle so easily . |
| 6 | She was not to be trapped into suspicion again ; if he knew his power so well that his presence was unnecessary , that was enough for her . |
| 7 | But she was not to be beguiled . |