Example sentences of "[conj] [vb mod] to [be] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This view takes into account the general view that crime is or ought to be those actions which are considered so immoral or damaging that they should be subject to punishment . |
| 2 | That ought to be enough to scare away even the most devoted private-sector champions of better training . |
| 3 | That ought to be enough to bargain myself clear of the whole mess . |
| 4 | They , " she waved her hand towards the door , " They will pull her away from her , take bits of her that used to be all ours , and she 'll be like a visitor here . " |
| 5 | and when we and when we were dredging that up , that used to be all like er er trunks of trees and you could , I mean you could see it when they come up it was very light . |
| 6 | Where the bus , and you know where the buses park and everything , that used to be all sidings right under that bridge that 's got the weight limit on |
| 7 | Well that used to be all the rage once , did n't it ? |
| 8 | A small lodge house that used to be some sort of appendage of Burnage Court is currently for sale through Hamptons . |