Example sentences of "[adv] [vb mod] to [be] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Twelve o'clock used to be a great well as far as I can remember . |
| 2 | ‘ But it is , ’ he insisted , as if this somehow ought to be the best news she 'd ever heard in her life . |
| 3 | I know it always used to be the first of April though . |
| 4 | If the moment is before a lunch on the plane , it really ought to be a Bloody Mary . |
| 5 | There really ought to be no further attempts to dramatically improve stamina now . |
| 6 | This is officially the last of the Zodiacal constellations , though since it now contains the Vernal Equinox it really ought to be the first . |
| 7 | White never used to be a predominant Goshiki colour , but now it is realised that a snow-white base admirably sets off the other shades . |