Example sentences of "[det] [subord] [pron] [modal v] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The way things look now , Greece 's public sector is not going to be cut as much as it ought to be . |
| 2 | ‘ Not quite as much as it used to be . |
| 3 | What is the commitment like for display unit during the year I get the impression it 's not used as much as it used to be |
| 4 | Cos he is n't home as much as he used to be . |
| 5 | still there , there is n't , there is n't as much as there used to be , but some are fair amount |
| 6 | There 's not as many as there used to be . |
| 7 | Well , in my sums that comes to er , something like er , fifty per cent more than it ought to be . |
| 8 | Taxes on companies ' profits are also now far less than they used to be ( down by over a third ) . |
| 9 | However , there is some evidence that women are more likely to engage in pre-marital sexual activity and that the negative sanctions on this are less than they used to be . |
| 10 | I think the risk of a fake making the rounds today is much much less than it used to be . |
| 11 | And the surround used to have nice fancy work round you know to make it so it would n't stand on the table cos me mother bought one of those because it used to be a bit dangerous on the table if you knocked it you see and |
| 12 | mm , mm , mm , mm I can not er , the stuff 's not the same as it used to be nowhere near |