Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] [prep] [be] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although in principle agriculture ought to be a net producer of energy , converting the sun 's energy into the calorific value of food , modern agriculture is actually a net consumer . |
| 2 | From the evidence presented above — and this is merely illustrative of the evidence available — it should be clear that corporate crime ought to be a prioritized concern because it is the more serious . |
| 3 | The home ought to be a safe haven , the place where people go to get away from fear and violence , and it is this fundamental feeling of safety which can be destroyed by child sexual abuse . |
| 4 | He issues an encyclical saying hard drugs should be made cheaply available to addicts to cut out the mobsters , and insists that every child ought to be a wanted child . |
| 5 | They work with children who have behavioural and/or learning problems in school , administering tests ( traditional IQ testing used to be a central part of the job , but it is becoming less important ) and designing remedial work in conjunction with teachers . |
| 6 | In Italy tax-collection used to be a commercial business . |
| 7 | Now I understand er that you know we are providing public service here and we have got allow for public access but the cost of the council of having all its officers outside of this building for over er two hours must have been absolutely horrendous and I would have thought this would be an area where improving security ought to be a high priority so what are you going to do about it ? |
| 8 | Perming highlighted or coloured hair used to be a definite no-no but it 's now possible to have colour and curls . |
| 9 | ‘ Vandalism used to be a rare occurrence but now it 's every weekend , ’ Ballysillan manager Bob Given explained . |
| 10 | Democracy used to be a bad word . |
| 11 | Making a deed of covenant used to be a popular and tax-efficient way for grandparents to help pay towards their grandchildren 's education . |
| 12 | Neither the Labour spokesman , Mark Fisher , whose father used to be a Tory MP and a friend , or the Tory spokesman , Tim Renton , another friend , are against state subsidies for the arts , as I am . |
| 13 | You will need the who-dun-it tug more than in some other forms of crime fiction , and the murder situation in which you have involved the hero of your comic novel ought to be a serious one , otherwise the whole enterprise will seem merely frivolous an you will risk readers dropping out . |
| 14 | Producing equipment based on old licences from Alcatel NV , the firm used to be a major telecommunications supplier to the former Eastern bloc . |
| 15 | The idiosyncratic corncrake , whose remarkable rasping call used to be a familiar country sound , has suffered a collapse in numbers because of modern farming methods . |
| 16 | Goose used to be a traditional Christmas bird until turkey superseded it in popularity . |
| 17 | Surely the Minister ought to be a great deal more forthright and clear on the subject than that . |
| 18 | ( In the UK electricity generation used to be a nationalized industry known as the Central Electricity Generating Board ( CEGB ) . |
| 19 | Once it is established that insider dealing ought to be a criminal offence , the question becomes : how much do we punish and why ? |
| 20 | THE CENTREPIECE OF THE games room on the ground floor of the house used to be a full-size snooker table . |