Example sentences of "[conj] [vb mod] [adv] to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A firm must take all reasonable steps to ensure that it does not give investment advice to , nor effect , a discretionary transaction with or for , a private customer , unless that advice or transaction is suitable for him having regard to the facts disclosed by that customer or other relevant facts about the customer of which the firm is or ought reasonably to be aware . |
| 2 | Despite huge debts and a still disproportionate reliance on farming , an enviable record of strong growth and low inflation matches an appetite for change that ought not to be surprising in a society where half the population is under 28 ( and more than half the nuns and priests are over 60 ) . |
| 3 | Laterality effects in normals are notoriously sensitive to experimental manipulations that ought not to be influential if what is being measured is some fixed attribute of cerebral organisation . |
| 4 | I have to acknowledge too that since you ought to be aware from your fellow 's viewpoints and incline towards their benefit as well as your own , and ought also to be aware that individuals can not benefit themselves or each other by community without agreeing on common rules , the rules you follow in acting towards your fellows should be those of your community and not of mine . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't , ’ Markby said tentatively , ‘ like to interfere with the chef 's methods , but ought there to be that burning smell ? ’ |