Example sentences of "that he [was/were] not to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frank 's door was closed when he got back and there was a notice on it saying that he was not to be disturbed . |
| 2 | Charles realised with a jolt that he was not to be given a room in the château . |
| 3 | He could hardly believe that she was letting him go , that he was not to be punished for what he had witnessed in the best room in the middle of the night . |
| 4 | Still painfully relieved that he was not to be made an unwanted orphan and bundled off to a Home , Frankie left the room without a word . |
| 5 | So Asshe had given instructions that he was not to be let in . |
| 6 | There was , of course , now a great deal more interest in Eliot than in the play , but he had stipulated in advance that he was not to be subjected to any form of publicity : no press conferences , no interviews , no speeches ; as a result , he was much more relaxed at the first night and was even able to laugh at his own jokes . |
| 7 | This sensitive , intelligent and finely-made man sometimes allowed her to sit in his room while he practised the piano , on the understanding that he was not to be disturbed . |