Example sentences of "[modal v] [prep] [be] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did n't used to really , ooh it must of been murder for him when you think ! |
| 2 | Nowadays I mean I know there never used to be apprenticeships for women but |
| 3 | IN THE dirt-poor villages of northern Thailand , the birth of a son used to be cause for celebration . |
| 4 | It used to be dinner for us at night , you see , cos we did n't have time for stopping like at lunchtime . |
| 5 | There used to be techniques for keeping your personal space personal ; the sort of essential info that every seasoned traveller knows . |
| 6 | There ought to be scope for feedback , a chance for you to express whatever thoughts or concerns you may have at the time . |
| 7 | Incidentally , though Walker is held to be still more than a touch rusty after so long away from rugby — inclined , for instance , to carry the ball under the wrong arm — the rapidity with which he has come into cap contention ought to be food for thought for our own Jamie Henderson . |