Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [modal v] [to-vb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , I , no , I mean I used to love lamb ! |
| 2 | The MOD wants to keep them ; the liberal democrats want them used to cut housing waiting lists . |
| 3 | She says they used to have garden fetes here . |
| 4 | Cycling officers were asked what measures they used to reduce traffic speed and if they had a cycling programme . |
| 5 | He says he used to play sport before . |
| 6 | I know they used to put bark in their inside , , , that 's right . |
| 7 | ‘ I heard they used to collect treasure , ’ said Twoflower . |
| 8 | Yeah , yeah I 'm , I 'm quite big , I used to do They used to do ballet in me . |
| 9 | I suppose I ought to think quarter to six |
| 10 | it , yes it it 's his brief , so I suppose we ought to feed information to him |
| 11 | So I reckon we ought to get Nan or one of these contributors to say , to point out that the |
| 12 | They can just be people who believe they ought to reshape society from top to bottom . |
| 13 | The wench that drink'st it will to love incline . |
| 14 | Er , and he he used to run he used to run food to er the in er in this in this boat , a fellow named Potato Jones , I do n't know why he was known as Potato Jones , |
| 15 | The craziness of the theatre business was apparent from day one and about three weeks into my ten week contract , I thought I ought to give Peace Corps another try . |
| 16 | Oh I thought you used to love cheese . |
| 17 | Julia put the desolation that suddenly thrust itself into her mind down to her cold and said that she thought she ought to go bed . |
| 18 | Taking advantage of the disordered and uncertain state of things it is not surprising that some mineral " owners " felt they ought to have reward for the working of minerals on their land , and there is little doubt that legal issues could and did arise where such " illegal " mining was detected . |
| 19 | I did I used to like school |
| 20 | Did you used to play tennis ? |
| 21 | ‘ I think you ought to give credit to your doctors , ’ she said gently . |
| 22 | ‘ Twoflower , I think we ought to get lunch somewhere else . |
| 23 | Would you have to erm did they used to have dinner parties as well there ? |
| 24 | But er afore she married she used to make oilskin coats and then er |
| 25 | Suzanne Fletcher said she used to make lamp shades for £2 a time . |