Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun sg] [vb mod] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Raised in Santa Cruz , California , Pete was not far from Monterey , where the old Bing Crosby tournament used to be held . |
| 2 | At The Canteen MPW 's , where the Waterfront restaurant used to be , Marco-Pierre White and Michael Caine serve simple , classic French food . |
| 3 | As a rule of thumb , Dijon mustard ought to be presented with a pot au feu or potée . |
| 4 | Well old was , was er absolute er you 'd never think anybody 'd would buy anything out of his shop , er my father went in for something once and he , and he said you can see them hanging up ca n't you , I mean er salesmanship was on unheard of as far as he was concerned they were there , why ask him if he 'd got any , but erm course you must remember I was only a little boy I mean I can remember all this , I took it all in but I would n't say that I knew them er I knew Miss , from the grocer 's shop she was a Sunday School teacher , and er the Sunday School used to be at Road School we used to have a Sunday School there and a Mr used to take this . |
| 5 | In Italy money used to be paid for crickets so that they could be released in the garden to add their harmony and endless cheerfulness to it . |
| 6 | In Italy tax-collection used to be a commercial business . |
| 7 | It also occurred to me today that perhaps one of us in the Glasgow Office ought to be trained in First Aid . |
| 8 | Scotswood Road and the Armstrong Vickers factory used to be one of the busiest places in Newcastle , ( it even earned a mention in one of the best known Geordie songs — hence the programme 's title ) with the factory employing most of the residents . |
| 9 | are , where Lowestock market used to be them gates |
| 10 | By any standards , being a big Hollywood studio ought to be a remarkably good business . |
| 11 | It dropped five bound volumes through a chute into a Committee meeting , and strongly suggested they leave off debating what colour the new Nempnett Thrubwell skimover ought to be painted long enough to ponder the problem . |