Example sentences of "[pers pn] be n't [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was n't to be allowed to do what Fiona and Tremayne had both foretold , that I would find the truth for Doone . |
| 2 | ‘ I told you that one of the men on the train kept saying that Farrell needed information from me , that Farrell had said I was n't to be killed . |
| 3 | But no matter , for you are n't to be beaten . ’ |
| 4 | If you were n't to be turned into a zombie , a walking automaton , in the absence of other night-people , incidents had to be manufactured . |
| 5 | But she was n't to be stopped . |
| 6 | Dana made her intentions very clear and she was n't to be turned from her objective by the sight of Roman kissing Claudia . |
| 7 | If she had n't resisted he would no doubt have made sure Peter knew at once that she was n't to be trusted ! |
| 8 | It is not only a matter of picking the right players — schedules and choosing the right programmes will also be important if we are n't to be fighting out for seventh or eighth place in Dublin . |
| 9 | Tried to get me and Adam away and all , but we was n't to be budged ! ’ |
| 10 | These mothers may seek maturity through maternity , but that 's not the same as domesticity — they are n't into being earth mothers , mega-chefs or craftswomen . |
| 11 | You can pull this stunt on an MFM drive but it is n't to be recommended . |
| 12 | We are invited to thrill to the idea of travelling nightmares , but the essentially humorous style informs us that it is n't to be taken entirely seriously . |
| 13 | He had hoped there would be time for a quick cup of tea but it was n't to be . |
| 14 | And something about his voice made Philip think perhaps it was n't to be a parrot after all . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Unfortunately , it was n't to be . |
| 17 | But , as everybody knows , it was n't to be . |
| 18 | Now I knew that it was n't to be said . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | In the event , it was n't to be . |
| 21 | It was n't to be expected , ’ the Bishop said bitterly . |
| 22 | It was n't to be . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | But it was n't to be and within a minute Stoke were level . |
| 25 | But unfortunately it was n't it was n't to be . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | If it was n't to be Strachan then who ? |
| 28 | Then , ‘ Shall we have coffee first before we have a look around ? ’ he suggested , and Fabia immediately felt warm towards him that it was n't to be a ‘ straight in and out ’ trip . |
| 29 | But it was n't to be . |
| 30 | But it was n't to be . |