Example sentences of "[adv] [Wh det] [vb mod] to [be] " in BNC.

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1 Thesiger LJ said that arbitrators incurred " enormous " expense in calling witnesses , " which was entirely thrown away , for as soon as the arbitrators saw the property they knew at once what ought to be done " .
2 It is triable summarily so that now what used to be rape may be prosecuted as a summary offence punishable with a maximum of six months ’ imprisonment or a fine of not more than $500 .
3 Well what used to be simple and straightforward now leaves you with th wondering whether you got the right card in your pocket
4 Heavy provisions have already driven some societies into losses : something else which used to be unknown in the industry .
5 Strength of character and a confident decisiveness were implicit in the hardness of that darkly handsome face , and while the curve of his lower lip was disturbingly sensual , there was a fastidiousness there too which ought to be reassuring .
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