Example sentences of "he [vb mod] to be [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , it has been argued that he ought to be responsible for guests or licensees on his land . |
| 2 | Then one could say ‘ You 've forgotten what it must feel like ’ ; this time he ought to be aware of the pain . |
| 3 | As for the metaphor of ‘ law ’ , its persisting power is evident whenever someone , pondering the determinist thesis that even his own actions are ‘ bound by ’ , are ‘ subject to ’ , ‘ obey ’ the laws of nature , finds himself thinking as though he ought to be conscious of his own resisting will , as he is when submitting to human laws . |
| 4 | He knew he ought to be afraid of her , yet he found himself returning her smile with an easy grin and enjoying his jam sandwich to the very last crumb . |
| 5 | He used to be involved in local community affairs ( as a local authority councillor and later as a JP ) , but has now largely withdrawn from these activities . |
| 6 | He gets all over the pitch , and I could see him fitting in in all kinds of areas , he used to be good for Spurs even when the defence came under pressure , and he 'd tackle back , becoming the ball winner . |
| 7 | he used to be one of them in America . |
| 8 | He used to be fond of quoting this rhyme : There is so much bad in the best of us And so much good in the worst of us , That it ill becomes the rest of us , To think evil of any one of us . |