Example sentences of "[adj] [noun prp] [vb mod] [prep] be " in BNC.
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1 | Therefore , your main aim and concern this September ought to be to make amends and rebuild bridges . |
2 | Old George used to be an old he was always keen to be executor for anybody you know . |
3 | That Jurors ought to be duely impannelled and returned and Jurors which passe upon men in tryalls for high Treason ought to be free holders . |
4 | David Burt , as Macheath , is a convincing cock-of-the-walk , even if the ideal Macheath ought to be more debonair . |
5 | The finest rice in all China used to be grown in fields around the village of Shatin , in Hong Kong 's New Territories . |
6 | ‘ Poor Evelina used to be one of the most fashionable women in Perugia , ’ Cinzia explained . |
7 | Whereas Long Riston used to be totally agricultural with ancillary trades , joiner , blacksmith etc ( at one time there were three blacksmiths in the village ) , it is now still agricultural but in the modern way , and most of the population earn their living in Hull , Beverley and elsewhere in the district . |