Example sentences of "n't to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Philippa was n't to be allowed the time to get really depressed . |
| 2 | He had hoped there would be time for a quick cup of tea but it was n't to be . |
| 3 | The doctor said he was n't to be excited . ’ |
| 4 | But a good time was n't to be . |
| 5 | And something about his voice made Philip think perhaps it was n't to be a parrot after all . |
| 6 | We were still undecided when , unaccountably , I had a strong feeling that our pet was n't to be found here . |
| 7 | However , even after several years , his paces never regained the natural , easy , long-stepping flow they had had as a paddocked youngster ; and his personality could be kindly described as awkward , and certainly was n't to be trusted . |
| 8 | I was n't to be allowed to do what Fiona and Tremayne had both foretold , that I would find the truth for Doone . |
| 9 | They 'd told her , on no account was he to be allowed to cry for a feed , but that at the same time he was n't to be put to the breast unless he really wanted to . |
| 10 | This was n't to be , although the gig was hardly lacking in mini disasters . |
| 11 | But it was n't to be : he knocked the putt by about 3 feet and then pulled the one coming back wide and finished up shooting a 63 . |
| 12 | He felt fanatically encouraged that this was n't to be his horse . |
| 13 | But their choices remained either in the storeroom or in the window because her father had made it a rule that the window was n't to be cleared until the day before Christmas Eve . |
| 14 | If you were n't to be turned into a zombie , a walking automaton , in the absence of other night-people , incidents had to be manufactured . |
| 15 | That was n't to be all from TVR , though . |
| 16 | She had decided it ought n't to be too difficult to slip into the stables and up the ladder first , but this time she did n't even reach the water pail . |
| 17 | Unfortunately , it was n't to be . |
| 18 | ‘ On another day we might have had four or five tries in the second half , but it just was n't to be , ’ said London coach Tony Jorden . |
| 19 | But she was n't to be stopped . |
| 20 | Very light surgery this morning : I have n't to be in Chollerton until two and I 've only got a couple of calls to make . |
| 21 | And she 'll get all I have , which is n't to be sneezed at . ’ |
| 22 | But , as everybody knows , it was n't to be . |
| 23 | It … it was full of beer and it flowed over the ribbons and spoilt a hat and the mistress of the room was very angry and told Mama I had n't to be brought back again , so Mama left . ’ |
| 24 | The point is n't to be beautiful . |
| 25 | You can pull this stunt on an MFM drive but it is n't to be recommended . |
| 26 | ‘ I told you , Mr Devereux is n't to be disturbed tonight . ’ |
| 27 | We are invited to thrill to the idea of travelling nightmares , but the essentially humorous style informs us that it is n't to be taken entirely seriously . |
| 28 | I I wonder really , the only rational appro , response to the world at the moment is n't to be depressed , I mean , everyone looks around famines in Africa , and war and jus and depredation |
| 29 | In compliance with the licensing laws the children 's rehearsal was n't to be held until later in the afternoon . |
| 30 | But no matter , for you are n't to be beaten . ’ |