Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [be] n't to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she was n't to be stopped . |
| 2 | Tried to get me and Adam away and all , but we was n't to be budged ! ’ |
| 3 | You can pull this stunt on an MFM drive but it is n't to be recommended . |
| 4 | He had hoped there would be time for a quick cup of tea but it was n't to be . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | But it was n't to be and as a result we now have fewer engineers and probably fewer skilled people in industry than ever before : crumbly foundations to build upon if it is going to be built along the old traditional lines . |
| 7 | But it was n't to be the for the friendship with Tiny that my father got to have the rattling good supper that that they provided in in in the servants room . |
| 8 | But it was n't to be and within a minute Stoke were level . |
| 9 | The start of the second half promised an exciting come back after Whelan scored , but it was n't to be : Leeds ' play became increasingly frenetic and desperate , and Sunderland players kept going over like someone in the crowd was working them over with a machine gun . |
| 10 | But it was n't to be . |
| 11 | But it was n't to be . |
| 12 | ‘ If I could have got my nose in front again maybe I could have twisted it round but it was n't to be . ’ |
| 13 | But it was n't to be . |