Example sentences of "[adv] [vb mod] to [be] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You know , it all used to be so simple . |
| 2 | It all used to be quite lovely before we had |
| 3 | And rail railways really ought to be far better developed than they are in this country , eh . |
| 4 | ‘ I really ought to be more careful . ’ |
| 5 | If we forced ourselves to think in a detached way we surely ought to be more impressed by the architecture of the caddis 's eye , or of its elbow joint , than by the comparatively modest architecture of its stone house . |
| 6 | The scrutiny of a presidential candidate 's private life never used to be so intense . |
| 7 | YOU NEVER USED TO BE SO SELF-CRITICAL , CAPTAIN . |