Example sentences of "[conj] are meant to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Le Nité Grité GILBERT ADAIR — codes that are meant to be cracked |
| 2 | the way I see it , anyway , you know , if there are things that are meant to be left on . |
| 3 | ‘ My mother never makes cakes that are meant to be dry and crumbly , ’ said Mortimer . |
| 4 | He says we have watches that are meant to be divers ' watches but immersed in a small amount of water they fill up . |
| 5 | Cleansing lotions and creams are formulated with surfactants , a kind of detergent , and are meant to be taken off-not left on . |
| 6 | Intensive-care conditioners are often thick creams , and are meant to be used on damaged hair as and when you need it . |
| 7 | Different categories of services are no longer ‘ reserved ’ for categories of problems such as delinquency or the notorious ‘ Verwahrlosung ’ ( waywardness ) but are meant to be geared to the specific needs and circumstances of individual children . |