Example sentences of "n't [vb pp] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Fine for a 1950s semi , but old buildings were n't intended to be hermetically sealed ; preventing moisture getting in and out causes real damage . ’ |
| 2 | I began to feel ashamed of my nosiness but I had n't intended to be nosey : I was just curious . |
| 3 | It sure as hell was n't intended to be policeman-friendly . |
| 4 | ‘ When a product has already travelled from its place of origin there is n't intended to be any restriction , ’ said Alison Fellows of the European law unit at Dickinson Dees in Newcastle . |
| 5 | Unfortunately , they have no power over political parties , who are n't expected to be legal , decent , honest or truthful . |
| 6 | It admits that it had n't expected to be in this line of work so long , having thought Unix 's compatibility issues would have been resolved years ago . |
| 7 | The likelihood is that OSF will issue a Request For Technology in the area some time next year — none are planned for 1992 — and the stuff is n't expected to be complete until 1995 . |
| 8 | The night raids with a few sporadic bangs and our own guns , and twice a silver Zeppelin picked out by a search light , seemed fun — because we all came downstairs and stayed up late and were n't expected to be bright at school next morning . |
| 9 | The two policemen had n't expected to be followed ; they were concentrating on their efforts to find the men who were now hiding in the covered area amongst the seats that were tilted upright in their stored position . |
| 10 | If I had left you , then I was n't expected to be … ’ |
| 11 | I had n't expected to be able to speak to Alan before the end of the week , but at a quarter to five Sylvia de Groot telephoned to say that he was free now if I still wanted to see him . |
| 12 | She had n't expected to be greeted with open arms , but the reception she 'd actually received had shaken her to the core . |
| 13 | She had n't expected to be let off the hook so easily , but still … |
| 14 | There were not many of us in the group to begin with , and so the issue of having two separate groups for lesbians and gay men was n't considered to be organizationally viable . |
| 15 | Going back to the war time , the Second World War , you said that racing was n't considered to be an agricultural industry . |
| 16 | ‘ Thirty years ago having a child outside marriage was n't considered to be the accepted thing . |
| 17 | I had n't noticed to be honest . |
| 18 | It 's vital that music in school is n't seen to be something entirely separate from what they are familiar with at home on TV . |
| 19 | But on the other hand they 're not having to deal so much with another executor there is n't there has n't got to be so much to and fro correspondence and therefore the workload will be somewhat less and that 's likely to balance the extra responsibility element . |
| 20 | he would You know he has n't g The records have n't got to be released then |
| 21 | Talking him into there 's not , no they do n't got to be doing meals or owt upstairs . |
| 22 | You know , but there not , there lovely , lovely people and they 're do anything for you , but we say to them , you know , oh well life 's boring and your know sort of , and , but , life has n't got to be boring , when you 've got no money wor worries life should n't be boring . |
| 23 | had n't got to be there and he could be cured |
| 24 | oh well , we , really the weather 's not to bad , you , you have n't got to be to sensitive about things have you , you 've got to just take it enjoy the lot , enjoy |
| 25 | Well it ai n't got ta , it ai n't got to be a sub base one , it 's a base speaker |
| 26 | The development work is n't thought to be linked to Sun in any formal way , but the news comes just a week after Sun revealed that it is playing with a 64-bit Sparc , and outlined its intent to define the ground rules for such environments through a new release of Sparc International 's interface specification for 64-bit Sparc architectures ( UX No 380 ) . |
| 27 | The Foreign Office has now issued a warning to tourists about terrorist activity in Egypt , and says the reason it was n't given out sooner is because British tourists were n't thought to be at risk . |
| 28 | But Lyn said quietly , " I wish it had n't had to be you who found her . " |
| 29 | She had n't had to be psychic to determine Margaret 's thoughts . |
| 30 | ‘ I know I was n't born to be a size eight or 10 , ’ she says . |