Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [vb mod] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It comes with 4Mb of RAM as standard , which in my books ought to be bumped up to 8Mb for a server . |
| 2 | Two of my brothers used to be car mechanics and would use ANYTHING washing up liquid , bleach , industrial strength cleaner to get those tell-tale oily fingernails clean before they ventured out on a date . |
| 3 | ‘ Their reactions ought to be recorded , ’ he believes , ‘ even if they get out of the City . ’ |
| 4 | Advising people how to arrange their belongings and how their rooms ought to be done ? |
| 5 | The following are the principal cases where that leave would be forthcoming : ( 1 ) relief is sought against any person domiciled in England or Wales ; ( 2 ) an injunction is sought ordering the defendant to do an act or refrain from doing anything ( whether or not damages are also claimed in respect of a failure to do something or for the doing of that thing ) ; ( 3 ) the claim is brought against any person duly served within or out of England and Wales and a person out of England and Wales is a necessary or proper party thereto ; ( 4 ) the claim is founded on any breach or alleged breach of any contract wherever made , which : ( a ) according to its terms ought to be performed in England and Wales , or ( b ) is by its terms , or by implication , governed by English law , or ( c ) contains a term to the effect that a court in England or Wales shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any action in respect of the contract ; ( 5 ) the claim is founded on a tort and the damage was sustained or resulted from an act committed , within England and Wales ; ( 6 ) the whole subject-matter of the proceedings is land ( with or without rent or profits ) or the perpetuation of testimony relating to land ; ( 7 ) the claim is brought to construe , rectify , set aside or enforce an act , deed , will , contract , obligation or liability affecting land ; ( 8 ) the claim is made for a debt secured on immovable property or is made to assert , declare or determine proprietary or possessory rights , or rights of security , in or over movable property , or to obtain authority to dispose of movable property ; ( 9 ) the claim is brought to execute the trusts of a written instrument , being trusts that ought to be executed according to English law and of which the person to be served with the originating process is a trustee , or for any relief or remedy which might be obtained when such a claim is brought ; ( 10 ) the claim is made for the administration of the estate of a person who died domiciled in England or Wales or for any relief or remedy which might be obtained when such a claim is made ; ( 11 ) the claim is brought in a probate action within the meaning of Ord 41 ; ( 12 ) the claim is brought to enforce any judgment or arbitral award ; ( 13 ) the claim is brought against a defendant not domiciled in Scotland or Northern Ireland in respect of a claim by the Commissioners of Inland Revenue for or in relation to any of the duties of taxes which have been , or are for the time being , placed under their care and management ; ( 14 ) the claim is brought in respect of contributions under the Social Security Act 1975 ; ( 15 ) the claim is made for a sum to which the Directive of the Council of the European Communities dated 15 March 1976 No 76/308/EEC applies , and service is to be effected in a country which is a member of the European Economic Community . |
| 6 | Their frustrations used to be articulated by Mrs Thatcher , but she is now as likely to be a cause of them as a cure . |
| 7 | The difference was more apparent than real , a question of ‘ words ’ in which ‘ all the details are important ’ in a new ‘ information environment ’ — meaning his words ought to be read in the light of the special status of the Communist Party organ , Pravda , and of glasnost . |
| 8 | But such a future , Eliot wrote , was not one in which he or his readers ought to be interested . |
| 9 | His grandparents used to be Gypsies and Jon realised from an early age that he would like to follow in their footsteps . |
| 10 | The truth is that Libya has been stiched up on several occasions since Libyan oil was nationalised in 1969 and Gaddafi refused to behave like the American client his predecessors used to be . |
| 11 | Your mnemonic is CHIC , which is what your notes ought to be C : Conclusions in the right-hand margin ( 40mm wide ) H : Headings in the left-hand margin ( 40mm wide ) I : Inside the margins for the notes C : Colour for punch . |
| 12 | The pull 's fairly heavy , but someone with your shoulders ought to be able to manage . ’ |
| 13 | from , from er the European Community or European Union erm , in fact Simon is sitting out there and I think this is the chap who 've er really responsible for putting forward er , er on the County Council side the bid and er , er I think that our thanks ought to be extended . |
| 14 | Our custodians used to be dressed in the same uniform as prison warders and their task was maintaining the monument and its grounds . |
| 15 | Yes yo your hands used to be purple an and the brass work on the dredger cos we had , we had a little bit of brass work they all used to turn green and to clean it , used to turn green . |