Example sentences of "[noun pl] there [modal v] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's been quite a lot of discussion recently about how many parent governors or parent managers there ought to be in a , in the school system . |
| 2 | If you took eggs there used to always be a lady there at dinner time what used to come round and ask you what you 'd got for dinner , and then if you 'd got eggs , she used to write your name on the eggs and do them for you . |
| 3 | The teeth there used to be a man come down about once every three months and er where he came from I do n't know . |
| 4 | In ancient times , about the 12th century , on these wooded slopes there used to be a watchtower , which later developed into a kind of fortified residence . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Oh there used to be a lot of s er entertainment coming round the streets there used to be er gentlemen as coming round singing . |