Example sentences of "[modal v] to [adv] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And is it , I mean it used to just be men who would do these things and |
| 2 | If you took eggs there used to always be a lady there at dinner time what used to come round and ask you what you 'd got for dinner , and then if you 'd got eggs , she used to write your name on the eggs and do them for you . |
| 3 | Because er well if there was a death er in the family at th that time they used to erm I do n't suppose you remember it but er there used to always be a plate on a table whoever called would leave a little bit money on the plate to help pay for the funeral or whatever . |
| 4 | Yes , that faced the dock , and in case of fire or any emergency , he used to always be there and he 'd be able to see it . |
| 5 | Do you remember when there used to always be some on the wall there when you cou we would n't walk down the stairs cos in case they got us . |
| 6 | She used to still be there . |
| 7 | Th drawing you see there used to perhaps be some like that there wide and then the er then that narrow well you 'd got to divide them by what they call drawing . |
| 8 | The reason why the corporatist vision takes a different stance on the question of whose interests corporate managers ought to further is because it pursues to its logical conclusion the implication for the classical view of the company of the separation of ownership and control in the large public company . |