Example sentences of "[modal v] to be [verb] in [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Just as disturbingly , the draft guidance goes on to suggest that in order to allow future generations to have some reserves after 2011 , some of these potentially very damaging permissions should to be held in reserve to satisfy the principle of sustainable development ! |
| 2 | Just as disturbingly , the draft guidance goes on to suggest that in order to allow future generations to have some reserves after 2011 , some of these potentially very damaging permissions should to be held in reserve to satisfy the principle of sustainable development ! |
| 3 | By my bed there 's a wall and it used to be covered in orange- flowered wallpaper . |
| 4 | But erm and all sugar used to be packed in thick , very thick blue bags , heavy blue thick bags , and there 's an art in doing it as well in folding the the bag , I 've watched them hours and hours . |
| 5 | It is no accident that there is a similarity between the diagnostic test , above , and the claim which used to be advanced in transformational grammar to the effect that an attributive adjective incorporated in a noun phrase is derived from some such structure as : ( 6 ) the N present BE ADJ This proposal was questioned quite early in the development of transformational grammar ( see Berman , 1974 ) , and a major reason for this was precisely the fact that too many phrases with attributive adjectives were discovered where the derivation does not seem to be usable ; as we shall see later , there are other reasons why such a derivation may not work , apart from the issue discussed here . |
| 6 | What to the Russians is a ‘ dacha ’ and to the Scots is a ‘ but and ben ’ used to be found in fair numbers along the east end of Cathedral Street … ’ summer quarters ’ they were called . |
| 7 | More interesting , in the context of this chapter , is the fact that these developments and the confusion in Marx 's own writings have generated an internal debate amongst Marxists over what he really meant and how his initial insights ought to be understood in modern times . |
| 8 | On the one hand , educationalists have argued that segregation of handicapped pupils is wrong and they ought to be taught in ordinary schools , albeit with special lessons and equipment provided , in order that they do not lose touch with ordinary children . |
| 9 | Q I 've heard that Sainsbury 's vintage wine ought to be stored in special conditions . |