Example sentences of "[noun pl] [ex0] [modal v] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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1 | There 's been quite a lot of discussion recently about how many parent governors or parent managers there ought to be in a , in the school system . |
2 | The teeth there used to be a man come down about once every three months and er where he came from I do n't know . |
3 | In ancient times , about the 12th century , on these wooded slopes there used to be a watchtower , which later developed into a kind of fortified residence . |
4 | Yes , cos they usually all water underneath there and that used to be pumped out , every so often the engine room would pump all that out and to heat any water up the cabins there used to be a , a small pump what used to pump the fresh water into the boiler and I used to have a a piece of er copper off that and just turn the steam on a little bit put it into a bucket of cold water and then instead of driving the pump that 'd go into the , the er bucket and heat the water and boil it . |
5 | Oh there used to be a lot of s er entertainment coming round the streets there used to be er gentlemen as coming round singing . |