Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] [vb mod] to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was in their interests to make work for the dental profession and sell vitamin C , not to let it get about that simply by keeping their hands where they ought to be young people could have healthy teeth and gums for life . |
| 2 | Once it used to be just child psychology but we now know that we develop all the time from womb to tomb . |
| 3 | He behaves exactly as if I ought to be ashamed . |
| 4 | This poem uses lots of words that sound as if they ought to be proper words but are not . |
| 5 | They were brilliant times to live in he then me uncle Ed come on leave , from France , yeah I had a look at his rifle he used to bring all his equipment cos they did n't know if the units had moved when they got back and if they used to be lucky enough to get a leave , they used to have to bring all their equipment with them you see and he used to bring his rifle , everything on leave , and I , I always remember asking him why he had n't , if he 'd killed any Germans , why he had n't got any notches on his rifle he erm |
| 6 | Well yeah , cos it ought to be tight on her , across . |
| 7 | I have to acknowledge too that since you ought to be aware from your fellow 's viewpoints and incline towards their benefit as well as your own , and ought also to be aware that individuals can not benefit themselves or each other by community without agreeing on common rules , the rules you follow in acting towards your fellows should be those of your community and not of mine . |
| 8 | ( Elizabeth said that she was not quite sure whether she ought to be pleased when I told her this ; but I am sure she was pleased . ) |
| 9 | ‘ We met at a swimming gala 'cos we used to be competitive swimmers , ’ recalls Sam . |
| 10 | When I used to be involved in the old days , people used to say : ‘ I 'm from Coopers , I 'm from Peats , and this is the way we do it' ’ . |
| 11 | When she just gazed at him , he said patiently , ‘ I 've paid the agreed price , so tell me why , when you ought to be jubilant , you 're so obviously sad . ’ |
| 12 | There used to be some nice serials for They used to be thrilling you know , er I can remember I wish they 'd show them now They used to be what we used to call , The voice on the wire and then there was another serial called , Peggo the Ring . |
| 13 | As for the metaphor of ‘ law ’ , its persisting power is evident whenever someone , pondering the determinist thesis that even his own actions are ‘ bound by ’ , are ‘ subject to ’ , ‘ obey ’ the laws of nature , finds himself thinking as though he ought to be conscious of his own resisting will , as he is when submitting to human laws . |