Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] it [vb mod] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Besides , Britain is still not sure what sort of country it ought to be . |
| 2 | but it , he paid back five quid well Geoffrey said in reality it must of been about twenty quid that kid had taken but er he said they made him pay back five pounds , so at least they |
| 3 | We do n't yet know whether the Coal Board 's action is illegal but sure as hell it ought to be . |
| 4 | Their lives are rarely laid side by side for comparison with those of working women — women like Shahida or Prabhaben ( Chapter 7 ) who work all day in laundries , component factories and sweat-shops ‘ till my feet are like bricks and my arms aching … at night it used to be agony till I fell asleep . ’ |
| 5 | For alliteration it ought to be Pablo or Picauo . |