Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] to be used " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ought to be used to it , but I 'm not . |
| 2 | And my little boy was he was only about three at the time and I used to be used to angry at him and my neighbour used to come in and take him . |
| 3 | If the mens rea principle and the principle of proof are objectives worthy of a rational and humane system of criminal law they ought to be used critically to assess the achievement of the total system rather than circularly to select an acceptable portion of the criminal law . |
| 4 | They ought to be used to marital break-ups . " |
| 5 | From saying that a thing ought to belong to a man , that it ought to be used for his benefit , you come to saying that it actually is his , ‘ in equity ’ or ‘ in conscience ’ . |
| 6 | More recently , this dock has been used for the importation of Fiat cars ( it used to be used for the export of British cars ) . |
| 7 | It used to be used as a punishment : they 'd make inmates clean up the hospital wing , that sort of thing . |
| 8 | I was put off it from an early age because it used to be used in the by-lines in the Daily Telegraph and it sort of and it looked a bit wrong . |