Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb mod] to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | FOREMAN : ‘ Holyfield ought to be scared because the only person that can stop Lewis winning the title now is Lewis . |
| 2 | Where a party can only be liable if negligent , a clause such as that in White v Warwick ought to be enough to protect against liability , even if parallel liability for failure to take reasonable care could be imposed in tort and contract ( Alderslade v Hendon Laundry Ltd [ 1945 ] KB 189 ) . |
| 3 | The Phoenix used to be such a good pub . |
| 4 | erm she was hefty though and her sister Ann used to be enormous years ago this is , and erm she went on a , a diet , I do n't know what , how , how she lost the weight but she did and I , I had n't seen her for some years and I remember her coming to the factory this day , and she came in and she , she used to do er her flower shop , she used to do flower arrangements and the girls at work would order them you know ? |
| 5 | In his BBC days , Hanna used to be overweight and combative . |
| 6 | The 13th century Coaley Millpond used to be full of crystal clear water . |
| 7 | What Mr is seeking to do now is to raise a much wider issue , it seems to us , and that is that Skelton ought to be washed-over in its entirety with greenbelt notation . |
| 8 | What we can not countenance though sir , is any widening o of the route that they seek to go down , to have these sites included in the greenbelt , and that 's to say to entertain the argument that the whole of Skelton ought to be washed-over . |
| 9 | Barton has heavy borrowings too , and to put it crudely , if they 're paying interest and Huerter is n't , Huerter ought to be able to undercut them in the market . ’ |
| 10 | Coventry used to be one of the best teams in England … they 've won the cup twice … now they 're in the second division and they had a hard time on saturday … five penalty kicks saw them through … with three tries … none of which were that dazzling … it was Hereford who entertained … their last try was something special something to remember … |
| 11 | ‘ Bawdy ought to be outrageous and extravagant , ’ Lewis had written ; and Green tells us , ‘ he proceeds to give a very mild example . ’ |
| 12 | But a breach in the wall à la ITV or even Dallas does not in itself destroy the fundamental nature of the existing system ; it may contain within it forces which threaten it but a well established and respected institution such as the BBC ought to be able to adapt to change . |
| 13 | Hong Kong used to be renowned for its bargains , but most prices there seemed pretty close to what they are in London . |
| 14 | SAD Sandy Millington used to be 19 stone and without a date , but now she 's the happiest heavyweight in the world . |
| 15 | Yeah , the fat one 's Donna 's sister and Geraldine used to be best friends with Kelly and she lives in Big Ben . |
| 16 | If this omission was not the fault of some over-zealous sub-editor , them Mr Bailey ought to be ashamed of himself . |
| 17 | ‘ Poor Evelina used to be one of the most fashionable women in Perugia , ’ Cinzia explained . |
| 18 | ‘ Sally used to be good mates with Zaria , did n't she ? ’ |
| 19 | Bill used to be half of a double act with Dave Allen . |
| 20 | . Tim ought to be able to do it . |
| 21 | She was n't going to tell that fear to anyone though ; she was n't having them prying or saying that Dorothy ought to be glad of a new brother or sister . |
| 22 | Turkey used to be higher , but Britain has now beaten it . |
| 23 | Pauline used to be keen on that sort of thing , but she 's gone off it since we gave up Italy as a holiday venue . |
| 24 | Nothing to be scared of , just a few old trees , though Uncle Nick used to be scared sometimes , on the way down . |
| 25 | Uniforum has tapped The Kaminer Group to do public relations for its annual Unix show , a wily move considering its boss Dave Kaminer used to be vice president of public relations for show organiser The Interface Group , the mighty Comdex engine . |
| 26 | Instead of meandering up a path to the top , chatting amicably to a pal about how George Michael used to be good in Wham and passing round the butterscotch , they choose a cliff and try to reach the summit by slowly inching their way up vertical rock , pushing their fingers into tiny fissures and standing with one toe on a ledge the size of a pebble . |