Example sentences of "we ought [prep] [be] [v-ing] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Okay , but why do we get the , the main thrust of erm , to the economic argument seems to be that we ought to be liberalizing , we ought to be facing that erm , that problem . |
| 2 | ‘ We ought to be subsidising public transport , Lewis ! ’ |
| 3 | So we need to be looking forward , but we ought to be looking short-term , so the best way to look at objectives , is to look it in the short-term , which is in fact , year one if you like , medium term , years two and three , and long-term , years four and five . |
| 4 | Well , if we 're really into wider democracy we ought to be promoting wider debate , please support . |
| 5 | So he said alright so he come in and had his dinner so he said I said we ought to be going this week for a ride out instead of last week . |
| 6 | But I do believe that we ought to be doing more in terms of making sure they do come out erm you know i , we know it 's only a a training exercise even though you leave one or two in there , but I think we ought |
| 7 | ‘ They say the Robemaker uses human fuel , ’ said Caspar , half to himself , and then , ‘ Fenella , do you really think we ought to be doing this ? |
| 8 | ‘ Do you think we ought to be doing this ? ’ she said in a rather strangled voice . |