Example sentences of "what [vb mod] [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were the North Riding Authority , er the East Riding Authority , the West Riding Authority , all of which converged on the on the city of York , and as you read through the files , er you will see that even then the D O E were trying to get erm those er those predecessor authorities in the late fifties , early sixties er to come to some view about what ought to be better for Greater York , so for many years the idea of Greater York ha has been current er in one guise or another . |
| 2 | What ought to be exciting about Mammame is the unpredictability with which an image or a movement switches into something new . |
| 3 | His own company is working on a project in East Dorset to establish a course with heathland areas on what used to be agricultural land . |
| 4 | What are the report , what , what 's in clauses what used to be thirty seven and thirty eight ? |
| 5 | First of all I 'm surprised at the outburst that was given to us by Mr I would regard as my er yahabeebee and sadiki if you wish er , but he mentioned in fact the er , what used to be barbaric ac , barbaric er practice in er Pakistan . |
| 6 | Well what used to be simple and straightforward now leaves you with th wondering whether you got the right card in your pocket |
| 7 | Allied-Maples , the present group title of what used to be Allied Carpets , built its reputation on aggressively-priced , high street carpet stores . |
| 8 | The continued squeeze on defence procurement , combined with a demand for ever-more complex weaponry , has encouraged NATO to think the once-unthinkable : a code of practice for defence companies that should wring better value for money out of what used to be one of the capitalist world 's most protected and pampered industries . |
| 9 | The Martin Gropius building is an imposing brick block , which stands on what used to be one of the borders between East and West Berlin . |
| 10 | The demonstration was organized to coincide with what used to be Armed Forces Day . |
| 11 | Audio-visual materials , cassettes and videotapes , and access to computer based learning will simplify a lot of what used to be dull and repetitive work . |
| 12 | The process has evolved over the decade with the linking up of what used to be short runs into long , cross-country routes . |
| 13 | It is the ‘ big ’ house of Rye , built in 1722 by a local man , James Lamb , taking in what used to be three smaller houses on the same site . |