Example sentences of "and [noun] [vb mod] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The classic work on plotting and graphs used to be a textbook by Carl Schmid ( 1954 ) , which is still worth consulting . |
| 2 | Yeah , the fat one 's Donna 's sister and Geraldine used to be best friends with Kelly and she lives in Big Ben . |
| 3 | Strategy and tactics ought to be preoccupying the leadership rather than this simple advance . |
| 4 | In the time of Nicholson Baker 's Vox , God help us , his voice and voices ought to be heard in the land . |
| 5 | Do you remember that George and Mildred used to be on telly in comedy ? |
| 6 | Similarly September , October and November used to be the seventh , eighth and ninth months , and March was the first month of the year according to the old Julian calendar instituted in 46BC . |
| 7 | The final message for the politicians and consultants ought to be ‘ back to the drawing board ’ . |
| 8 | The view of the hon. Member for South Down ( Mr. McGrady ) was that many things should be left as they are , but he accepted that savings could be made and changes ought to be made , although he did not explain how . |
| 9 | Aileen 's amazed and Harry used to be a teacher , Bobby |
| 10 | However , a number of comments and qualifications ought to be made . |
| 11 | Yeah her mother and father used to be the , but they were sort of in the always in the scene erm , repertory and they were in charge of you know ? |
| 12 | Oh yes , oh yes , oh mum went there for years and years every Saturday yeah , and as I say the wagonettes used to erm be stationed up by Albion Street , to take er shopping and , and er and Rushbrooks used to be the big confectioners then , that 's on the , it used to be on the corner of erm Albion , well there 's a market there , an indoor market now is n't there yeah they were the er the big confectioners Rushbrooks , and er bakers and confectioners and er all the barrels of flour used to be , you could see all that going in you know but er I do n't know whether it is , am I making it interesting , is it interesting for you ? |
| 13 | Gloucestershire 's schools and colleges used to be cleaned by the county council 's own in house contractors — gloucestershire services . |
| 14 | Mm , what did erm the dentist and hospitals used to be like before the New Town was built ? |
| 15 | She remembered how close Connor and Rosie used to be ; he had always been very fond of his half-sister — there was no doubt about that . |
| 16 | In fact , Shane ‘ Patrick Number Six ’ MacGowan and Shaun used to be in a group together at school long before The Pogues and the Mondays were formed . |
| 17 | There is a desperate need for rigorous house surveys , and householders ought to be encouraged to do much of this work themselves , or to call in professional help . |
| 18 | Some suggested that the whole estate and house ought to be taken over . |
| 19 | She and Luke used to be lovers , do you remember that ? |