Example sentences of "[Wh det] [modal v] to be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | David Crystal has produced a work which ought to be particularly well suited to our purpose . |
| 2 | We further conclude that the creation of teams of interested teachers , parent volunteers and responsible children is good practice which ought to be more widely adopted . |
| 3 | It merely indicates that it is the duty of ‘ every person responsible for public records … to make arrangements for the selection of those records which ought to be permanently preserved and for their safe-keeping ’ . |
| 4 | I tell you a good programme which used to be on was erm oh fucking Auf Wiedersehn Pet . |
| 5 | One which used to be around was alright uncle how you doing . |
| 6 | At one time the Pinot Blanc and the Chardonnay , which used to be erroneously called the Pinot Chardonnay , were considered to be one and the same , which is why there is usually evidence of its existence wherever the Chardonnay is traditionally cultivated . |
| 7 | In some cases , for example the smoke pollution which used to be especially acute in winter when smoke and fog mixed to produce dense and harmful ‘ smog ’ , tougher standards have led to dramatic improvements in environmental quality . |
| 8 | Why do they go on the way they do , making a huge fuss about little things and then ignoring what ought to be much more important ? |
| 9 | Plumber — more women are taking on what used to be traditionally male jobs , mainly because they are better paid . |
| 10 | The profit incentive was instilled in what used to be purely a subsistence mentality of only taking what was needed . |
| 11 | What used to be so thrilling , though , was the sense of colossal size behind the playing , ready to erupt at any moment , plus the extraordinary risks Berman would take when the adrenalin was flowing . |
| 12 | It is all very well to hark back and praise what used to be then , over and above what is today , just because the aura of a past age hangs round it . |
| 13 | Looking at each other , wordlessly grappling , two people from the same small segment of the country had unknowingly provoked in each other ill-formed shapes of what used to be home , and as yet unrecognized images of what used to be themselves . |