Example sentences of "have [be] intended [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eddie made a harsh sound that could have been intended as a laugh but sounded more like a cry of pain . |
| 2 | Although it hardly seemed to notice the Hooligan affair , and its only immediate response was a front-page poem ‘ Hot Weather and Crime ’ which can only have been intended as a slap in the face for The Times leader on ‘ The Weather and the Streets ’ : The message was clear enough : if it took crime and violence to attract the attention of the mighty to the lives of the poor , then so be it . |
| 3 | ‘ L'Etat c'est moi ’ was a shrewd remark , but can hardly have been intended as a definition even in the France of the time . |
| 4 | The account hovers on the brink of farce , and must surely have been intended as a spine-chiller more analogous to a modern horror film than a literal description of something which was to be believed in . |
| 5 | Halfway through this advertisement , I started worrying about whether it might not have been intended as a joke . |