Example sentences of "the [adj] [noun] [vb mod] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Adverse possession is not new to English law , although the normal period used to be much longer than twelve years . |
| 2 | Considering that the simultaneous use of signs and speech has the disadvantage of ignoring speech and lipreading and precision of ideas , the Convention declares that the oral method ought to be preferred . |
| 3 | The Private View used to be the start of the London Season . |
| 4 | Some of the English herds used to be milked in spite of the concentration on work and beef , but on the whole the Devon 's old milking traits have been neglected . |
| 5 | He said that he thought all the scientific evidence ought to be agreed by both sides before the trial . " |
| 6 | The universal feeling used to be that such books belonged in the libraries they came from . |
| 7 | I think the hon. Lady ought to be clear about what she means by assistance . |
| 8 | That 's how the old systems used to be with everything did n't they ? |
| 9 | These young persons ' attitude to the game reminds me of how the old game used to be — when there were no leagues and no cup competitions . |
| 10 | When I stayed overnight at my nan 's , which I often did , I actually slept in a room next to where the old monastery used to be . |
| 11 | All the young men were bucks — a young buck in the old days used to be a gentleman . |
| 12 | But trouble-makers in the old days used to be left there until they died . |
| 13 | Is n't that exactly where the old shrine used to be , in those woods ? |
| 14 | Similarly , in the various schools of reform Judaism circumcision still occupies a central place , despite the objections raised by the nineteenth-century originators of the movement to the rite 's continuation on the grounds ( amongst others ) that there was no rite of initiation for daughters into the religion so the male ritual ought to be abandoned . |
| 15 | In a publishing deal , the average splits used to be 50:50 . |
| 16 | New clause 3 touches on those issues because it proposes that , after consultation with the Audit Commission , the chief inspector ought to be able to ’ undertake studies in connection with his functions to improve efficiency , economy and effectiveness in the management of schools ’ . |
| 17 | The Chief Inspector ought to be able to study wider criteria . |
| 18 | David Burt , as Macheath , is a convincing cock-of-the-walk , even if the ideal Macheath ought to be more debonair . |
| 19 | Laura was doubtful whether the little girl ought to be allowed to go out like that alone with an old man , and not a very scrupulous one at that , for a whole afternoon . |
| 20 | The obvious contender ought to be Lotus 1-2-3 ; the DOS version was one of the most successful software programs ever . |
| 21 | The electric bill used to be so high because we had the electric fire on all the time and we used to leave the oven on as well . |
| 22 | He thus unjustly extorted a great sum of money from the men of the bailiwick , not being content with any mode of lawing , saying , if the right leg was lawed , the left leg ought to be lawed , and vice versa , and if all the feet were lawed , saying falsely that this was against the assize and the tenor of the king 's Charter . |
| 23 | The Tory nightmare ought to be that Labour revamps itself yet again and becomes truly a centrist democrat party , committed to sound money , tight budgets , and moderate taxation . |
| 24 | The present office used to be an Victorian laundry ( when sales are slow , we take in washing ! ) . |
| 25 | Add to this the duties and taxes on Guinness Group products sold in Ireland each year ( currently running at around IR£400 million ) and you get some idea of what the grand total must to be . |
| 26 | But although they might be better mounted , by normal standards , they were not so well horsed for rough riding as were the Borderers on their tough , sure-footed hill ponies ; on this terrain the fleeing men ought to be able to keep ahead . |
| 27 | ‘ It 's like all the Italian restaurants used to be , is n't it ? |
| 28 | I , I can remember all the activity and er when it was erected there was a fella from the First World War , he lost a leg in the war and he was in charge of the billiards room and the tables , when they built the club itself the front part used to be devoted to card games and then they installed a billiards hall and the tables and as I say a chap named he used to live in Street , but he was , a lost a leg during the war and they found him the job of looking after the tables and marking |
| 29 | The ultimate answer used to be a move to the former East Germany , where some would-be subscribers had reportedly been waiting 23 years to have a telephone installed . |
| 30 | Gradually , through several cycles of modification and response , there emerged a style embodying an image of what the European consumers thought the Indian manufactures ought to be making for themselves . |