Example sentences of "did [adv] [modal v] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was to perform two of Joyce 's pieces , the first being ‘ Committee ’ , a deadly accurate re-creation of a Northern Ladies Choral Committee meeting convened to axe one of its founder members : ‘ Now , we do n't want any unpleasantness , friendly is what we are and friendly is how we mean to go on … but I think we all know there is one voice in the altos that did not ought to be there . |
| 2 | He did really ought to be audited , and sorry there are other people as well , he is by far the most extreme person , but then there will be other people as well . . |
| 3 | Because of your health , pet , they 're putting us on the priority list , say we did n't ought to be below-ground , nor too high . |
| 4 | So , but I , I think he thought Ken meant that he was like superior and he did n't ought to be doing that sort of job . |
| 5 | It did n't used to be . |
| 6 | I did n't used to be one to leave dreams be . |
| 7 | ‘ They did n't used to be like this . |
| 8 | Did n't used to be there though did it ? |
| 9 | And er er it did n't used to be erm white barge-boarding , er nor white erm fencing . |