Example sentences of "[prep] what [noun] [vb mod] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are some widespread and questionable assumptions in nearly all this literature as to what societies used to be like before the advent of industrialism and capitalism . |
| 2 | It is funny because their lives have crossed over to what mine used to be . |
| 3 | Questions relating to the way teachers perform their tasks can readily be translated into statements about what teachers ought to be doing ! |
| 4 | I am going to offer , more as a case-study than a prescription , my own thoughts about what education ought to be , and what kind of ‘ schooling ’ would be an appropriate channel for its delivery . |
| 5 | I would n't say there 's a consensus , but there are various consensuses , that 's the plural , which overlap , which are n't in opposition , about what communications ought to be about . |