Example sentences of "[n mass] [noun] [modal v] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Data Protection Registrar , in publicising a closing date of May 1986 for the receipt of registrations , had no idea how many data users ought to be registering ; in the event the flow of registrations was far slower than had been hoped , but by the end of 1986 it was clear that the higher guesses were more likely to be right . |
| 2 | This is not to deny that the ending of a marriage through death , and through divorce , are in many ways very different experiences , nor that they may be handled differently in families , but the point here is that the idea that kin groups used to be much more stable over time than they are today has to be modified by historical evidence . |
| 3 | Sidney lives out here on the eastern side of the town where the fish cellars used to be . |
| 4 | the one on the corner , you know where the fish shop used to be |
| 5 | Sales promotion used to be the preserve of the junior brand manager but now companies are beginning to understand the importance of trade and consumer promotions . |