Example sentences of "[modal v] to be [verb] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And my little boy was he was only about three at the time and I used to be used to angry at him and my neighbour used to come in and take him . |
| 2 | In 1959 I started to take an interest in flight data recorders and it appeared to me that they ought to be fitted to large public transport aircraft as a legal requirement . |
| 3 | Yes , erm , erm obviously not made it very well , but erm , but the word acceptable ought to be altered to increased |
| 4 | They ought to be used to marital break-ups . " |
| 5 | First , there is a safe harbour which is typically available for firms contemplating merger , and it is unclear why a more generous harbour ought to be offered to certain types of corporate activity , such as merger , than others , such as joint ventures ( see Brodley , 1990 ) . |