Example sentences of "which [modal v] to be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Executive 's Lesbian and Gay Working Party made a number of points , primary of which was that a candidate 's family — if indeed they had one — was irrelevant to an election campaign which ought to be about the candidate 's political platform . |
| 2 | All the legends are clearly printed on the keytops in the same colours as the original , the only missing one is Break which ought to be on the Space bar but is n't . |
| 3 | In creating the conservation plan the Trust 's initial purpose was not to create a special reserve for rare species , but rather a haven for the common things of Nature which ought to be on any farm — meadow and hedgerow flowers and grasses , butterflies , dragonflies , lizards , frogs , newts , hedgerows and owls . |
| 4 | ‘ You still have the kind of face which ought to be in the business of launching ships . ’ |
| 5 | For medium- and long-term bonds , spreads which used to be of the order of 4-8 ticks are now more likely to be 2-4 ticks . |
| 6 | Anna coped with him all right , Giorgio never seemed to cause her any real pain ; her tirades , which used to be against the prince , were about Constanza who had ruined our lives by losing Simon . |
| 7 | The railway had come from Belfast in 1842 , the original station having been at Seagoe and some will still recall the old sidings which used to be near the signal-box there . |