Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [pron] [modal v] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rhoda was forty-eight , blonde , buxom and so cheerful Ken said she ought to be a barmaid . |
| 2 | Bob Groves insisted there ought to be a public inquiry into the proposal , and called on Chelmsford Tory MP Simon Burns to take up the residents ' cause : they were less than happy with the MP 's response to date . |
| 3 | People said it used to be lovely . |
| 4 | ‘ Yeah , Steve said you used to be a university lecturer . ’ |
| 5 | When opened it played the chorus of ‘ Spread a Little Happiness ’ , although the book stipulated it ought to be the ‘ Wedding March ’ . |
| 6 | Bas said it ought to be called Chuck-up because it 's always being sick . ’ |
| 7 | Then indeed , after a long time , Childebert considered what ought to be added , and he instituted from 78 to 83 , which he is known to have imposed worthily , and so he transmitted these writings to his brother Chlothar . |