Example sentences of "and [pers pn] ought to be [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Having explained that his Communism was an aspect of his campaign for black equality he thundered at the committee : ‘ You are the non-patriots , you are the UnAmericans and you ought to be ashamed of yourselves . ’ |
| 2 | In turn , we press our point and say , ‘ But it 's a cow , and this is a very simple word , and you ought to be able to understand it . ’ |
| 3 | A decent blouse and skirt , or an attractive frock , either outfit worn with a clean straw boater , and she ought to be able to get a job in a store . |
| 4 | Everyone has a right to expect her to be predictable ( however trying things are ) and she ought to be worried and apologetic if she behaves strangely . |
| 5 | But erm I th they are worried certainly , one or two of them are worried , but er some of this equipment is left on , and left on unnecessarily and we ought to be encouraging people to switch off what is n't |
| 6 | It was clever of humankind to invent science and art to supply the deficiencies of nature , and we ought to be proud . |
| 7 | Those are words which could be used to describe the righteousness of Paul ; and they ought to be appropriate for us too . |
| 8 | Ramsay was in two minds as to whether it was wise to allow himself to be bottled up in the town when his place arguably was with the Regent ; but he decided that he might possibly play a more useful part here as Seton 's assistant — and he ought to be able to escape by boat , at night , if necessary . |