Example sentences of "[Wh det] be meant to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Words which are meant to be comforting and familiar may be frightening or threatening . |
| 2 | Well , that last statement is not exactly true as I agree with the sentiments of those who have argued that the Exile clubs should not be in the Courage Leagues , which are meant to be for English players . |
| 3 | Words which are meant to be symbols of reality take the place of what they stand for . |
| 4 | Well there are monitoring systems which are meant to be in place a and which may be er are not are not effective enough erm . |
| 5 | In this manner , representations painted in simple style which were meant to be graphically reproduced in a catalogue for a mass audience , shifted into the form of a more elaborately produced and unique art object intended for private tastes . |
| 6 | With such an inauspicious start to the congress which is meant to be a demonstration of unity , the organisers have had to take precautions . |
| 7 | In fact it something called the ‘ Gospel According to Shug ’ , which is meant to be taken seriously : ‘ HELPED are those who love the lesbian , the gay and the straight , as they love the sun , the moon and the stars . |
| 8 | Not so much a gentleman actually , more a devious swine , since this means I get the overhang which is meant to be the crux . |
| 9 | ‘ If you have a room which is meant to be a meeting place of all the chief Daleks , and what they 're talking about is power — power over other civilisations , power over other planets — then power and domination is what comes through in the dialogue , and is the feeling behind what you want to create . |
| 10 | If you are in the river and pee in the water , it can sense your urine and will swim up to lodge in you , swimming up the nearest orifice and sticking out its barbs , which is meant to be excruciatingly painful — and it takes surgery to get one out . |
| 11 | Neither the Chancellor 's speech on the Queen 's Speech nor his autumn statement , which is meant to be central to Government thinking , contained one word on the environment . |
| 12 | The talks which Lewis gave to the RAF were on such basic issues as ‘ Why we think there is a Right and Wrong ’ , and from such simple beginnings he framed , in language which was meant to be arresting to ordinary men in the ranks , an exposition first of the theist position , then of the Christian religion . |
| 13 | When I left he handed me my ‘ flimsy ’ , which was meant to be a summation and extract of the very full personal report that was submitted secretly to the Admiralty , and on which one 's future chances of promotion very greatly depended . |
| 14 | Artemis frowned to herself once more , as in all her young life she had never heard her father say anything which was meant to be even remotely funny . |
| 15 | What she 'd had was a double-booking , effectively , cos she 'd had this dinner which was meant to be in the private dining hall , but the numbers had suddenly shot up , and because they 'd said originally they wanted either the private dining hall or the main dining hall depending on numbers , she should have really booked them both and decided later and told me to like try somewhere else , but she did n't , she told me yeah the dining hall 's free . |
| 16 | She nodded slightly , and he bent his head to give her a kiss which was meant to be fleeting , but which went on and on until they were breathless and shaken when he put her away from him at last . |
| 17 | ‘ This is what 's meant to be forming our character , remember ? |
| 18 | So you might be cleaning a portrait of what 's meant to be an Italian noblewoman , and gradually uncover a suckling baby . |
| 19 | If you do n't know what 's true , or what 's meant to be true , then the value of what is n't true , or is n't meant to be true , becomes diminished . |
| 20 | But the end of something ought to be the start of something else , and I ca n't yet feel what 's meant to be beginning . |
| 21 | I raise my glass to Victor , and give what 's meant to be a shamefaced grin but probably looks like a careless . |
| 22 | And how do you hit the base of a thumb without dislocating what 's meant to be grasping a ski-pole for the next week ? |
| 23 | Coal flecked bacon and sausage will be a sharp reminder of reality in what 's meant to be a complete surrender to fantasy . |
| 24 | The biographer of Edward the Confessor shows us ( in what is meant to be a panegyric ) the picture of a thoroughly idle king , who spent much of his time ‘ in the glades and woods in the pleasures of hunting ’ . |
| 25 | I was one of the bowlers asked to provide the cannon fodder to the big international batting stars on what was meant to be a fun day out . |
| 26 | Nobody knew what was meant to be going on . |
| 27 | A childhood of sleep , prelude to what was meant to be a life without trouble and a smooth passage to Nirvana . |
| 28 | He flashed Charles what was meant to be a frank smile . |
| 29 | Nigel Steen led Charles , with what was meant to be a lordly gesture , into the study next door . |
| 30 | We also er actually what was meant to be on the course |