Example sentences of "how things [vb mod] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The advantage of having trekked with a World Challenge Expedition is that another time she will know how things ought to be planned . |
| 2 | Changed circumstances also mattered to Waters ( 1979 : 47 ) who described outstanding schools as places which were run by heads " with flair , wisdom , energy and that sense of knowing how things ought to be " but who emphasized , too , that these qualities needed to be partnered with an ability in organization and management in a wide variety of fields . |
| 3 | The increasing importance of a senior participant 's ability in management and organization led to the conversion of traditional heads from being people of experience and goodwill ( and who had a sense of how things ought to be ) into planners and implementers . |
| 4 | Within yards of the station , you can catch trout for tea , sup Yorkshire ale , and see how things used to be at Beck Isle Museum of Rural Life . |
| 5 | It is pointless.and harmful to hark back to how things used to be , although the conflict of loyalties may be hard to handle . |
| 6 | Through events of different kinds we are likely to be put in touch with aspects of ourselves which previously have been overlooked — we are given a jolt , and have to make a bridge between how things used to be and how they threatened . |