Example sentences of "was [not/n't] meant [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the musicians who played in the band with Buddie had once ruffled Frankie 's thick black hair and called him ‘ Smallfry ’ in a way that was not meant to be unkind . |
| 2 | The bureaucracy was wise to balk , if only to protect itself ; the NSC , after all , was not meant to be caught up actively with either hostages or contras , and it was difficult to keep crusades covert . |
| 3 | The Last Supper was not meant to be a Take-Away . |
| 4 | Over the years , 't was not meant to be , |
| 5 | So if you programme for something which fails to materialise , then you should not blame or punish yourself , or decide it was not meant to be . |
| 6 | But it was not meant to be a paean to Ecstasy . |
| 7 | This was not meant to be any kind of supranational authority , but under the aegis of cooperation some conformity of legislation was achieved as well as some joint initiatives , one of the first being the establishment of Scandinavian Air Lines ( SAS ) in August 1946 . |
| 8 | Such a woman was not meant to be alone . ’ |
| 9 | You fell in love with an illegitimate girl who carries her father 's name by grace and favour , not by right — never mind that I was not meant to be illegitimate ; that is what I am . |
| 10 | Well my my suggestion was not meant to be unhelpful er |
| 11 | She was n't meant to be happy , she was meant to be with me . |
| 12 | ‘ It was n't meant to be mad . |
| 13 | I mean that big red thing , that was n't meant to be ordinary clothes , was it ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Maybe it just was n't meant to be . |
| 15 | ‘ I hope that was n't meant to be facetious , Bodie . ’ |
| 16 | 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 . ’ |
| 17 | No , not at all , it was n't meant to be humiliating . |
| 18 | ‘ It was n't meant to be , Martin . |
| 19 | ‘ It was n't meant to be like this . ’ |
| 20 | And his face was n't meant to be seen — do n't forget , the pockets were weighted to keep the body down . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | ‘ She 's on the front line , ’ he said and it was n't meant to be enigmatic . |
| 23 | ‘ I think you did everything you could but it just was n't enough , it just was n't meant to be . |