Example sentences of "[noun] and [noun] [vb mod] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gloucestershire 's schools and colleges used to be cleaned by the county council 's own in house contractors — gloucestershire services . |
| 2 | Yeah , the fat one 's Donna 's sister and Geraldine used to be best friends with Kelly and she lives in Big Ben . |
| 3 | In fact , Shane ‘ Patrick Number Six ’ MacGowan and Shaun used to be in a group together at school long before The Pogues and the Mondays were formed . |
| 4 | She remembered how close Connor and Rosie used to be ; he had always been very fond of his half-sister — there was no doubt about that . |
| 5 | Similarly September , October and November used to be the seventh , eighth and ninth months , and March was the first month of the year according to the old Julian calendar instituted in 46BC . |
| 6 | However , a number of comments and qualifications ought to be made . |
| 7 | Strategy and tactics ought to be preoccupying the leadership rather than this simple advance . |
| 8 | In the time of Nicholson Baker 's Vox , God help us , his voice and voices ought to be heard in the land . |
| 9 | Do you remember that George and Mildred used to be on telly in comedy ? |
| 10 | Mm , what did erm the dentist and hospitals used to be like before the New Town was built ? |
| 11 | The final message for the politicians and consultants ought to be ‘ back to the drawing board ’ . |
| 12 | Yeah her mother and father used to be the , but they were sort of in the always in the scene erm , repertory and they were in charge of you know ? |
| 13 | Some suggested that the whole estate and house ought to be taken over . |