Example sentences of "[noun pl] [modal v] [prep] [be] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Partisan nomination of senior judges used to be the rule in Britain but has not really been so since the 1920s . |
| 2 | As the provision of day beds ought to be the responsibility of the trusts , will the Secretary of State take time today to condemn Labour 's vicious attacks on those individuals who have been selected to help run the trusts ? |
| 3 | As to the question of where the resources should come from , avoiding the easy ( albeit probably correct ) let-out of ‘ abolish capitalism ’ , I would say simply that the transfer of money to unpaid workers ought to be the next stage in the redistribution of wealth , taking precedence over ‘ breadwinners ’ pay claims , tax-cuts or ‘ family ’ benefit increases . |
| 4 | The newly reopened galleries used to be the reception rooms of the Medici Pope Pius IV . |
| 5 | The development of new fonts used to be the business of companies like Linotype and Monotype , which built typesetters with proprietary technology . |
| 6 | Flat fees used to be the rule , but since 1 January 1991 the Law Society has introduced a sliding scale of up to £1,000 : see Appendix B. The ISVA charge no fee . |
| 7 | Wanchai used to be the hostess-bar district , but it has moved up in the world and is now home to one of the colony 's classiest new hotels , The Grand Hyatt ( ) . |
| 8 | Seduced by the flashy demonstrations or the apparent ease of use of the various environment managers , whether Apple 's , Windows or GEM , they adopted desktop publishing wholesale and gave it to secretarial staff on the assumption that those who produce the documents ought to be the ones who make it look pretty . |
| 9 | The Slater boys used to be the brightest spot in my day . |