Example sentences of "was [not/n't] [vb pp] to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , as the need for this particular type of system was not believed to be acute , it was not pursued further at the time . |
| 2 | The spokesman said the man was taken to the Darlington Memorial Hospital , where his condition was not believed to be serious . |
| 3 | We made it clear that the list of authors was not intended to be comprehensive : ‘ We stress again that we are not recommending as set texts the books of the authors listed … |
| 4 | We noted at the start of this chapter that our study of school management was not intended to be comprehensive : our concern was the management of PNP rather than that of every aspect of a school 's professional work . |
| 5 | Although , therefore , the seizure was not intended to be permanent , conventual houses were largely unmolested , and wherever possible existing religious were allowed to farm the alien priories , the protraction of the war and the intention of the king to profit from this source as much as possible led to the permanent secularization of some monastic lands , and the extended management and farming of others by laymen as well as by royal clerks . |
| 6 | But though the extent of what was thus known was very great it was not felt to be unbounded . |
| 7 | Circumstances arose in South London whereby , paradoxically , a certain virulently racist agitator was not felt to be acceptable as a CAB . |
| 8 | Use in a field setting would certainly be desirable , but was not felt to be realistic at this stage because of the difficulties posed by the light , wind , rain etc . |
| 9 | She was not constructed to be attractive . |
| 10 | She told me that perhaps her agnosticism was a help in this respect , because , while she respected the faith of religious people and found religious ideas fascinating , she was not tempted to be dogmatic about what she believed . |
| 11 | If lemon verbena was not included to be tender in cool temperate climates , it would be in every herb garden or wherever perfume is valued by the gardener . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Such a woman was not meant to be alone . ’ |
| 15 | Well my my suggestion was not meant to be unhelpful er |
| 16 | Radical change by Government edict was not thought to be appropriate in England , where teachers had for long seen themselves as equal partners in the process of educational development and change . |
| 17 | Air pollution was not thought to be responsible . |
| 18 | Most of the damage to trees was not thought to be permanent . |
| 19 | It was widely felt that Théodore , a bitter critic of Aristide who wished severely to restrict his future powers , was not guaranteed to be acceptable to the army or business sectors which were not expected easily to drop their opposition to Aristide 's return . |
| 20 | Charcoal was not found to be effective as an antiendotoxin agent . |
| 21 | The mother 's objection was not found to be unreasonable and no suggestion was made to allow adoption with a condition of access so as not to deprive the ten year old of the security that goes with adoption compared to long-term foster care . |
| 22 | The boyfriend , who suddenly was not allowed to be involved in these discussions at all , talked to his girlfriend and they were married by special licence . |
| 23 | Philip was not allowed to be lonely . |
| 24 | A full set of privatization laws was not expected to be ready before October 1990 . |
| 25 | It sure as hell was n't intended to be policeman-friendly . |
| 26 | I mean that big red thing , that was n't meant to be ordinary clothes , was it ? ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I hope that was n't meant to be facetious , Bodie . ’ |
| 28 | No , not at all , it was n't meant to be humiliating . |
| 29 | ‘ It was n't meant to be mad . |
| 30 | She was n't meant to be happy , she was meant to be with me . |