Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] ought to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The defendant will have to explain his default and satisfy the court that he has a defence or counterclaim which ought to be heard . |
| 2 | Yeah well come on I mean we ought to be able to be a little bit more creative than that . |
| 3 | Erm I think I mean we ought to be doing more with the local Friends of the Earth and local Greenpeace I feel . |
| 4 | I know I ought to be different , but there it is . |
| 5 | After all it is bad enough when you think you know what ought to be done , and instead it is decided to do something quite different . |
| 6 | I mean there ought to be many more people on the right side , as it were , rather than the wrong side . |
| 7 | I mean there ought to be someone who can make a lead for us in house , that sort of thing , which we do n't have at the moment , because we 've got things like complicated split leads for rigging up two monitors , and we 've had those twice we 've had those made , outside , but they only need to get sort of broken , and we 're back to square one . |
| 8 | ‘ I suppose I ought to . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Thanks , although I suppose I ought to be thankful it was n't a kiwi you likened me to . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I suppose I ought to be making tracks as well , ’ said the classics don . |
| 11 | " Ah reckon I ought to … " |
| 12 | I guess I ought to be more honest about this because my daughter wrote me after her mother 's funeral and said she 'd guessed what had happened anyway . |
| 13 | I feel I ought to be nice to them wherever possible . |
| 14 | That 's in fact what I feel I ought to , since nothing of mine could ad to the fire and force and beauy that 's here . |
| 15 | ‘ I feel I ought to be making it . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I suppose you ought to , but , ’ Jack gave an unexpected grin and for a moment the atmosphere of gloom lightened a little , ‘ let's make sure we keep Dora and Dieter apart or we 'll have a third death on our hands ! ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I suppose we ought to be grateful to Eleanor , ’ she said wryly . |
| 18 | ‘ But I suppose we ought to be sensible and try to get some sleep , ’ she added reluctantly . |
| 19 | Thank you , that was lovely , lovely , lovely , erm it 's Mr , erm , and I suppose we ought to , no , ju ju just can you just pause a mo on it please because I 'm just looking at the possibilities , there are two names that John has found us instrumentations . |
| 20 | I feel we ought to be able to give you a better idea of the performance of different planning authorities . |
| 21 | We need to hear from the local churches , from the district councils what 's going on wha what the issues that concern you are so let's as well the ones that you see downstairs , we may already be addressing so have a look down there have a look at the , the information but if there are any issues you feel we ought to be addressing then please let us know so that we can put them on our agenda . |
| 22 | In fact , those who most seem to be themselves appear to me people impersonating what they think they might like to be , believe they ought to be , or wish to be taken to be by whoever is setting standards . |
| 23 | They feel they ought to be immune and , in their health , superior to lay people . |
| 24 | He says that 's what you want but I said yeah but there ai n't no bloody fit I reckon it ought to be them on legs maybe . |
| 25 | I reckon it ought to be compulsory that . |
| 26 | When I go on half term I ought to all things . |
| 27 | ‘ Now you cheap shamus , with the underhanded methods you use you ought to be able to figure this out before the cops get around to it . |
| 28 | By day or by night , when its lights so insolently interrupt what ought to be the dark solitude of the mountains , this extension of Saint-Lary is an offence ; only when the weather closes in , and the clouds hang low , returning the high ledge on which it stands to a very satisfactory invisibility , is the valley 's honour temporarily saved . |
| 29 | Well I thought that cycling built power in the leg muscles , it 's , I mean it ought to did n't it ? |
| 30 | I am doing this because I think I ought to and am in the position to do so . ’ |