Example sentences of "[adv] [modal v] to be a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he sees this foundationalist as a weak-kneed sceptic , who ought in consistency to go further ; who ought , in fact , to doubt whether he understands the proposition that other minds exist , and so ought to be a solipsist . |
| 2 | Twelve o'clock used to be a great well as far as I can remember . |
| 3 | It only used to be a penny . |
| 4 | That just used to be a mud pile there . |
| 5 | Money always used to be a problem in my own life . |
| 6 | I can always remember that yeah , I won a book called And then er when we came out pictures on Saturday afternoon , there always used to be a gentleman there and he 'd had a great big basket and he 'd like he 'd have a bag of sweets and oranges in these er basket and they used to give the children a bag of sweet and orange and they came out and see pictures for a penny . |
| 7 | That always used to be a fortnight to three weeks to unload a ship but this one ship , that was called , I remember that was called the lovely ship and that had been bombed , that had a bomb drop right on the . |
| 8 | You always used to be a lot quicker than this , Jessamy . ’ |
| 9 | always used to be a half term 's work . |
| 10 | Beyond the mill race , what once used to be a pool , with depths of 10 feet of water , a glistening of rainwater on the dried bed enticed two swans to think they were back in business . |
| 11 | The moorlands also used to be a larder for great raptors : hen harrier and short-eared owl , quartering the heather in endless search of prey . |
| 12 | If the moment is before a lunch on the plane , it really ought to be a Bloody Mary . |
| 13 | I mean he went to school , he went to oh school , but he lived at Enfield and erm , you 'd have never thought then that he had got it in him and , so dry I said to dad I said he never ought to be a bus driver , cos the things he comes out with , he 'd have to be a comedian , I mean he 's , I mean as er , what , they used to call the comedians did n't they , three or four of them on the telly , and I mean |
| 14 | White never used to be a predominant Goshiki colour , but now it is realised that a snow-white base admirably sets off the other shades . |
| 15 | That never used to be a fault of his , running off at the mouth . |