Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb mod] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 31 | How do you think schools ought to be ? |
| 32 | Well I think that schools ought to be open . |
| 33 | Strategy and tactics ought to be preoccupying the leadership rather than this simple advance . |
| 34 | We had argued , to put it very briefly , that since one of the law 's concerns was the preservation of public order and decency , steps ought to be taken to remove the affront to public order and decency which was presented by the obtrusive presence of large numbers of prostitutes openly soliciting on the streets . |
| 35 | Further research on classroom exchanges would assist in determining where problems are and what steps ought to be taken to eradicate them and promote a gender-neutral environment in our classrooms . |
| 36 | In the time of Nicholson Baker 's Vox , God help us , his voice and voices ought to be heard in the land . |
| 37 | But such a future , Eliot wrote , was not one in which he or his readers ought to be interested . |
| 38 | The people who run them shops ought to be tried at the Old Bailey and given years of 'ard labour . |
| 39 | The difference was more apparent than real , a question of ‘ words ’ in which ‘ all the details are important ’ in a new ‘ information environment ’ — meaning his words ought to be read in the light of the special status of the Communist Party organ , Pravda , and of glasnost . |
| 40 | Well is er Mr the issue which the inspectors ought to be er addressing themselves whether or not this land serves a greenbelt purpose , or not ? |
| 41 | Is one of the matters to which the inspectors ought to be applying their mind whether or not this land is more appropriately regarded as countryside or part of the village ? |
| 42 | Is one of the matters to which the inspectors ought to be applying their mind Would development of the site these sites amount to encroachment into the countryside ? |
| 43 | from , from er the European Community or European Union erm , in fact Simon is sitting out there and I think this is the chap who 've er really responsible for putting forward er , er on the County Council side the bid and er , er I think that our thanks ought to be extended . |
| 44 | The courts could systematically substitute their choice as to how the discretion ought to be exercised for that of the administrative authority ; they would in other words reassess the matter afresh and decide , for example , whether funds ought to be allocated in one way rather than another . |
| 45 | Pension funds ought to be immune from the performance of the company to which they relate , so that employees ' pensions are safeguarded even if the company is experiencing difficulties . |
| 46 | The pull 's fairly heavy , but someone with your shoulders ought to be able to manage . ’ |
| 47 | This guy , his flares must of been sort of |
| 48 | These tough little animals used to be swum across the narrow straits ( or Kyles , hence the alternative name ‘ Kyloe ’ for the breed ) between the islands and the mainland . |
| 49 | An occasional railtour has used the line in recent years , and one employed green liveried class 20 's 20030/64 , seen at Neepsend where the entrance to the old GC engine sheds used to be . |
| 50 | The offices used to be in West Byfleet in Surrey . |
| 51 | New housing ( Seaview Gardens ) is under construction where the pit offices used to be and in Nelson Close twin symbols of the Conservative years the television dish and the burglar alarm sprout with the Spring . |
| 52 | ‘ It 's like all the Italian restaurants used to be , is n't it ? |
| 53 | The menu was 600 francs , and while the food was very simple it reminded me of what Provençal restaurants used to be like in the days before even the most ordinary of Provençal dishes became a " speciality " listed on the menu as a supplement at 750 francs . |
| 54 | Celebrity homes used to be guaranteed to make big bucks but not any more . ’ |
| 55 | Some of the preachers used to be very enthusiastic , not to say a trifle over-active , when delivering their message . |
| 56 | Life insurers used to be able to show any profit from selling a bond in the year in which they traded it . |
| 57 | The kids used to be standing there one time — well , we hit them a few times with the cape and it had a bottle in it . |
| 58 | ( Spencer Shops used to be a railroad maintenance / classification facility owned by Southern Railway ) . |
| 59 | What did the shops used to be like cos you used to have to go to the Old Town did n't you ? |
| 60 | Two of my brothers used to be car mechanics and would use ANYTHING washing up liquid , bleach , industrial strength cleaner to get those tell-tale oily fingernails clean before they ventured out on a date . |