Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] to be [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The scientists and philosophers — and I think it 's significant that scientific study used to be called natural philosophy — they think in a big way , about yesterday and tomorrow , about the whole great sweep of mankind in the world . |
| 2 | It is smaller than Sardinia ( just 22 acres , or roughly 13 football pitches , against Sardinia 's 16,000 square miles , or six million pitches ) which for purposes of containment ought to be counted pure gain . |
| 3 | In determining whether the defendants ought to be held liable under the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher , the learned judge considered that he ought to pay regard to ( i ) the quantities of combustible materials which the defendants brought onto the land ; ( ii ) the way in which they stored them ; and ( iii ) the character of the neighbourhood . |
| 4 | On a less technical level , in any professional firm , whatever its size , two matters ought to be given particular attention : ( 1 ) the need to involve all its members and its professionally qualified employees in day to day management ; and ( 2 ) the need to keep under constant supervision the professional conduct of its members and employees . |
| 5 | He 's the boy no burglar ought to be left alone with . |
| 6 | Prices for these wines used to be considered advantageous , but no longer . |
| 7 | Perhaps it is because Sri Lanka 's politicians have , in the past , been people of some stature , and the army used to be kept small . |
| 8 | At the conclusion of the hearing of this petition for special leave to appeal their Lordships announced that they would humbly advise Her Majesty that the petitioner ought to be granted special leave to appeal and that they would give their reasons later . |
| 9 | GOOD drawing ability used to be considered important at school , not only as a skill that might give expression to a child 's aesthetic and artistic inclinations , but also one that would be useful in practical ways — in recording flora and fauna in nature study , for example . |