Example sentences of "men [vb mod] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ East Coker ’ states ‘ old men ought to be explorers . ’ |
| 2 | The latter does not like what he sees : ‘ ‘ Young men ought to be brought here to give them a horror of debauchery' ’ exclaimed the worthy man , bursting with disgust . ’ |
| 3 | But although they might be better mounted , by normal standards , they were not so well horsed for rough riding as were the Borderers on their tough , sure-footed hill ponies ; on this terrain the fleeing men ought to be able to keep ahead . |
| 4 | has anyone got any comment on that , do you think that it 's , a , a sensible thing to happen or do you think men ought to be infants ' teachers . |
| 5 | And the cellars were there , where the men used to be , but they 're all down now , y so you ca n't say anything about all that lot now . |
| 6 | Men used to be down on haunches you know and the and the women stand there arms folded gassing , gassing away . |