Example sentences of "that [vb mod] to be [vb pp] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Knowledge of the neurotic afflictions of individuals has well served the understanding of the major social institutions , for the neuroses ultimately reveal themselves as attempts to solve , on an individual basis , the problems of wish compensation that ought to be solved socially by institutions . |
| 2 | It 's important to establish the invariable habit of going through replies to all your searches ( the same principle applies to the practical enquiries and requisitions on title ) , ticking each one after you have considered it and found it satisfactory ; if the contrary is the case , or if , for example , some information is disclosed that ought to be passed on to your client , mark it accordingly , and thereafter tick it when you " ve dealt suitably with the item . |
| 3 | Joe 's behaviour can also be s\described as mildly odd : his fear of returning to prison shows in his encouragement of the local children to play policeman games , telling them he will put bad boys into his private jail , and a sense of contrition over the faulty aircraft parts means he can not bear having anything the house that ought to be thrown away . |
| 4 | If there is a need for legislation in areas of prison policy , surely this is one area that ought to be considered very quickly by the Government . |
| 5 | ‘ I know they need to protect their client 's confidentiality but there are certainly many companies I would not consider working for and that ought to be got out of the way early on . ’ |
| 6 | In the Judith Ward case the Court of Appeal , criticising three senior forensic scientists for being partisan to the police , said that one lesson to be learned from that miscarriage of justice was the clear duty of such people ‘ to act in the cause of justice ’ and that ought to be spelt out to ‘ all engaged or to be engaged in forensic services in the clearest terms ’ . |
| 7 | No , O K that , that ought to be pinned down . |
| 8 | Yes , cos they usually all water underneath there and that used to be pumped out , every so often the engine room would pump all that out and to heat any water up the cabins there used to be a , a small pump what used to pump the fresh water into the boiler and I used to have a a piece of er copper off that and just turn the steam on a little bit put it into a bucket of cold water and then instead of driving the pump that 'd go into the , the er bucket and heat the water and boil it . |
| 9 | Now we used to clean the bottom up cos used to be a big boiler in the dredger and erm we used to close down every six weeks , which they used to call blow the boiler down , that mean that they open the valve and the heat used to take all the water into the river , so er , that used to be blown down Friday night , come Saturday morning we 'd start at six o'clock and chip all the fur off inside the boiler , cos the boiler was made with all and what we call the crown , that used to be the two furnaces , cos they 're double the big boiler were a double furnace and we had to chip all that fur off them , well it used to take us now from six o'clock in the morning or say seven when we got there had to go down the tug and er go down the tug and erm , then we go aboard and strip off . |
| 10 | It sets free nuclear explosives that used to be tucked away in superpower arsenals , and must now be disposed of |
| 11 | Eldorado Close got its name from a kind of needle that used to be made locally . |
| 12 | Marie passed the old chalets , neglected and boarded up now , their paint peeling , their woodwork rotting away , that used to be rented out to holidaymakers . |
| 13 | ‘ After the breed of sheep — huge creatures — that used to be bred around here . ’ |