Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [modal v] to be " in BNC.
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1 | It 's important to establish the invariable habit of going through replies to all your searches ( the same principle applies to the practical enquiries and requisitions on title ) , ticking each one after you have considered it and found it satisfactory ; if the contrary is the case , or if , for example , some information is disclosed that ought to be passed on to your client , mark it accordingly , and thereafter tick it when you " ve dealt suitably with the item . |
2 | I mean that used to be a college in |
3 | Oh look it 's all when The Who used to smash their rec , all their , I mean that used to be disgusting . |
4 | The aim of this book is to create a broad , multidisciplinary framework for thinking about what students are taught and ought to be taught on first degree courses . |
5 | Ah erm tt Vicki what 's that casino called that used to be somewhere near the erm Boys Brigade place ? |
6 | Initially what we should all do is go back and look at those draft guidelines for the registration of nursing homes and be prepared to pull them to pieces , not so much for what they are saying but for what they are not saying and ought to be saying in order to be relevant . |
7 | I 'll have a look in the loft , shall I , for those little Kate Greenaway pictures that used to be in Hilary 's room ? |
8 | Also I know you had it bandaged up but the skin there has gone white and I honestly think that ought to be X-rayed . |
9 | I think that ought to be said to staff . |
10 | There , there 's still something else I , I , I think that ought to be there . |
11 | Yeah well her washing , that girl 's washing and that , I think that used to be lovely ! |
12 | If liability is not in dispute , the action can simply be stood out by agreement or an application made to the judge of the lists , or to the judge on circuit , for a standing-out order , or possibly an application made to claim provisional damages ; but if liability is still in dispute the action must be tried and ought to be heard as soon as possible , irrespective of the uncertainties on quantum . |
13 | ( 3 ) If debtor can give reasons why he was unable to pay and ought to be discharged Application to judge ( certificate in N 348 ) ( Ord 28 , r 14(2) — ( 4 ) ; Ord 27 , r 8(3) , ( 4 ) ) . |
14 | Oh goodness I do n't think , I think they stopped using them during the war and I cr see that used to be like the gasworks , the gasworks you always used to have clogs , they used to have wooden soles , did the gasworks and then they used to have erm like a steel bar underneath or round the sole |