Example sentences of "she [was/were] mean to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps she was meaning to be sympathetic . |
| 2 | She was n't meant to be happy , she was meant to be with me . |
| 3 | She was meant to be thinking about happy things . |
| 4 | She was meant to be persuading herself that life was worth living . |
| 5 | It was for Signora Kettering and her English upbringing told her that it was unthinkable to open letters addressed to someone else ; and yet as she came down the stairs and met the driver she had been taken , as she felt sure she was meant to be taken , for Signora Kettering . |
| 6 | ‘ Did you have any idea what the story was she was meant to be meeting this person in connection with ? ’ |
| 7 | Dexter crimped with irritation : Blanche fancied the man she was meant to be interviewing . |
| 8 | She was meant to be illustrating a new book for children , a fantasy story by a well-known author . |
| 9 | But the trouble was they were both at the same time after school where she was meant to be decorating the hall for the disco after school that night . |