Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [noun] [modal v] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They used to get erm these people on the Election Panel used to be paid a couple of guineas a time for their lectures |
| 2 | Maybe the sponsorship option ought to be considered as a solution to the Kirk 's financial plight . |
| 3 | Peter was the test pilot used to be testing the Harvards over Walsall , and the engines used to make noises like angry wasps which was Walsall people became to know very well . |
| 4 | If that 's the case , then the Panda Selecta ought to be a popular choice for many town buyers , given that it 's less than £6,000 . |
| 5 | erm , how come the bar meals used to be so cheap when the canteen 's . |
| 6 | She knew where the landing aircraft ought to be , her mental picture of the aerodrome traffic constantly being updated by the radio calls from other aircraft . |
| 7 | It seems unlikely that the breakfasts will alter much , but you will have to judge what would be acceptable for the two conferences ( we think that the evening meal ought to be a three course affair with a food cost closer to £2 or so ) . |
| 8 | The fuel consumption ought to be in the high teens/low twenties . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've been looking at the basin where the sewage tank used to be . ’ |
| 11 | The water supply used to be drawn from an ancient well , remembered still by one or two of the older residents . |
| 12 | The colour range used to be wide , as in other Scottish cattle , including red-and-white , solid red , dun , dun-and-white , yellow , solid black , blue , grey , grey-and-white , brown-and-white , brindle , white with blue or black on the neck , black riggit ( finchback ) , brockle-faced and even belted . |
| 13 | Manchester MP Tom Pendry says the selection process ought to be tougher next time and based on merit not money . |
| 14 | From there to the Watling Street where the Grove pit used to be , straight the way along go over the railway bridge , you know , it 's the turn , well Grove pit was right in there . |
| 15 | Er this taken from where the signal box used to be , and that 's where the line out to is over there . |
| 16 | Crane driver , television tubes , light bulbs , do you know these bulbs er , they used to come er , we used t they used to be made here , they used to be sent over to Holland and the brass bit used to be put in and the element inside and they used to go over there in cardboard boxes all loose and there used to be hundreds of them broken , they did n't , they did n't worry about it , as long as they , they reckon that as long as they get twenty five percent a hold they were satisfied and they were just in ordinary boxes , no paper in or nothing , just all loose . |
| 17 | Oh that 's where the gas works used to be . |
| 18 | Well we never heard the name shop steward in those days I do n't think they went that far , there was somebody in charge sort of thing but erm they er got the na the name afterwards I think you know shop steward , but er and then they used to be Miss used to have the garden fetes the garden parties on her lawn , that was for the Liberal Party you see as soon Labour was mentioned there were only Tories and Liberals at that time and er we used to , when there was an election er we used to wait up for the results and then if the Liberals got in Squires ' big bell would be rung if it was twelve o'clock at night or one o'clock in the morning the Squires ' big bell would be rung you see , to say who 'd got in , if the Tories got in it was n't rung because it was a , Squires were Liberals , strong Liberals and er they used to attend the Liberal Club at Shortheath but erm there used to be some fun in those er what 's the name parade if the Liberals got in and dances you know to raise money for the various things , and the garden fetes used to be lovely but er on their lawn . |
| 19 | Taking into account all the adjustments , we can see that the bank bond ought to be trading at 5.61 lower than or at a yield to maturity of 1.14 per cent higher than the comparable government bond . |
| 20 | Which member of the shadow cabinet used to be a ship 's steward ? |
| 21 | But it 's ‘ The Way Love Used To Be ’ that stands out through an introduction of romance and a gentle , oriental-sounding backward tape loop . |
| 22 | But it 's ‘ The Way Love Used To Be ’ that stands out through an introduction of romance and a gentle , oriental-sounding backward tape loop . |
| 23 | It involves not only a judgment about the way things are but also the way things ought to be . |
| 24 | One of the central ideas here is that persuasion through the use of enthymemes relies on what is expected , habitual and assumed , and not on truth , reality , or the way things ought to be . |
| 25 | No , the way things used to be was working very well thank you . |
| 26 | This does not , of course , have any bearing upon whether or not there are such laws of social life to discover or imply that the survey method ought to be abandoned . |
| 27 | Of course , you make sure that Gran is n't about , either : the bathroom door used to be locked until I took the key away … |
| 28 | Such an ambitious programme , which could have at least some negative consequences in the member states , could be achieved only under the supervision of a supranational authority with the necessary powers to determine what the policies of the member states ought to be . |
| 29 | you know , bits of this and bits of that but there again I think the family service ought to be a lot shorter than it is |
| 30 | One of The Lemon Trees used to be in The Waterboys . |