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

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1 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 .
2 It 's not meant to be , ’ he said , rubbing his stubbly chin , staring into space .
3 ‘ 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 .
4 ‘ And it 's not meant to be a joke .
5 If that sounds flippant or heartless , it 's not meant to be .
6 It 's not meant to be fun , ’ the front-seat passenger joked , the others joining in the dirty insinuating laughter .
7 Er only a bit of fun this really , it 's not a It it can be a serious exercise but it 's not meant to put you under any pressure .
8 It 's not meant for you ! ’
9 It 's not meant .
10 ‘ All right , gossip , but it 's not meant unkindly .
11 It 's er it 's not meant to encompass all of the gifts that the Spirit gives us .
12 So , er , what the description was there by the way , it 's not meant to be a description of the person .
13 It 's not meant that way .
14 Well , it 's not meant to be .
15 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 .
16 Mm , it 's not meant for .
17 It 's not , it 's not meant to have knife and forks in it .
18 It 's not meant to be like that .
19 summer , I suppose it 's not meant for summer cos it 's got long sleeves .
20 You 're not meant to do that , it 's not meant to be like that .
21 I do n't understand that alt F four meant to change , it 's not meant to do that to it
22 Well it 's not meant anyway .
23 It 's not meant .
24 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 .
25 ( Sometimes the discussion of rebirth sounds like Shirley Maclean 's writings on ‘ channelling ’ , though one suspects it is not meant to . )
26 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 .
27 It is not meant to be a book with the message of ‘ here 's how to cope . ’
28 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 .
29 It is not meant to be the Curriculum Vitae of everyone involved in writing the thing !
30 Like the last chapter it is not meant for hasty consumption immediately before the fray .
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