Example sentences of "that [modal v] [to-vb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That ought to do it . ’ |
| 2 | Quickly he added one more note : thirty francs , that ought to do it , in the boy 's terms , it was a fortune . |
| 3 | Th th when the house was built it was painted and I think that used to last it 's lifetime . |
| 4 | Oh yes , yes , yes but erm on the radio prog programme I heard someone say there was every street corner these women but they were n't , I do n't think there was , I think it was you know , there were a lot of women that used to do it illegal . |
| 5 | But Soderstrom , introducing the songs set by set , was good company ; the recital hall at Blackheath , rescued from years of abuse by the government department that used to inhabit it , had a good sound and an airy Victorian grace ; and Roger Vignoles , the accompanist , was as clear and gifted as ever ; so the capacity audience wound up feeling happy , especially when treated to confident versions of Lehar 's Vilja Song or My Lips They Kiss So Hot . |
| 6 | Were they the only people that used to use it like that ? |
| 7 | Somebody well it was Magnus Bruce that used to drive it . |
| 8 | Er a well I do n't know , I feel that th there used to be something in that , that used to burn it up now what they call their top site and when they burned it they took all the acid out of it , and there used to be all yellow stuff come out the chimney and that , when they finished burn that was always red and the Germans used to come after that before the war , Second World War , they used to come after that and they used to reckon they make paintwork but now you done something else different with it and they use I tell you we used to give it the name of green oar or parites |