Example sentences of "ought to [be] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dispute brought out into the open the argument about the kind of Europe the Community ought to be building , an argument which had simmered beneath the surface for some time , but which until now , partly deliberately and partly unconsciously , had been successfully avoided . |
| 2 | There ought to be scope for feedback , a chance for you to express whatever thoughts or concerns you may have at the time . |
| 3 | It will not be something that ought to be part of our very definition . |
| 4 | And such a sentence need n't be confined to the characters of the Bible ; words like those ought to be part of the way that you and I speak about our lives . |
| 5 | … And it seemed there ought to be music , so Esther Allan , the music teacher at the school where I was the most reluctant member of the Art Department , got roped in . |
| 6 | Lots of people want it to , er suggest that it ought to be holiday but |
| 7 | The spirit of the Rome Treaty would suggest that there ought to be competition between airlines in respect of air fares on scheduled services between member states . |
| 8 | But Miller 's achievement was to liberate the District from feelings of guilt that the bulk of its provision really ought to be Tutorial Classes for manual workers in political and social studies . |
| 9 | There ought to be consideration of the animal 's perspective when formulating laws ; almost all the laws are to protect a certain kind of human interest . |
| 10 | There ought to be leeway in that . ’ |
| 11 | In England the Lords of Trade certainly had no money to spend on the colonies ; and would have been quite as surprised as any earlier generations at a suggestion that they ought to be spending money on them . |
| 12 | I feel really angry I mean I 'm you might say because of my job that I I ought to be law abiding but I am a law abiding person and i like to think that I would go along with all all the laws because they are they are brought in for the benefit of all . |
| 13 | But one might also ask , why is the idea of faking orgasm , which ought to be nonsense , still given space in modern and sophisticated women 's magazines ? |
| 14 | But , the system ought to be water tight , so that people are better off |
| 15 | It ought to be champagne . ’ |
| 16 | The obvious contender ought to be Lotus 1-2-3 ; the DOS version was one of the most successful software programs ever . |
| 17 | And for so long as the honours system continues in operation , there ought to be recognition of citizenship as a criterion . |
| 18 | ‘ There ought to be wine and music and a boat on the river , ’ he said dreamily . |
| 19 | Social work help should be provided on a similar basis , and there ought to be continuity of care after discharge . |
| 20 | Incidentally , though Walker is held to be still more than a touch rusty after so long away from rugby — inclined , for instance , to carry the ball under the wrong arm — the rapidity with which he has come into cap contention ought to be food for thought for our own Jamie Henderson . |
| 21 | There ought to be moonlight , starlight or sunset , music — But I shall say it anyhow . ’ |
| 22 | The highlight ought to be Clan Alba ( Queens Hall , Apr 19 ) , less supergroup than super-ensemble ( Dick Gaughan , Sileas and stray moonlighters from Ceolbeg and other bands ) ; look out , too , for the McAlmans , the Kathryn Tickell Band , Hamish Moore and Dick Lee , June Tabor and Mark Emerson and Carolina Shout . |
| 23 | Erm perhaps also say how urgent a lot of people but perhaps there ought to be sort of changes in planning law er changes indeed which erm this Council has sent messages to government about erm er previously . |
| 24 | I think we ought to anyway , I think it , it 's , ought to be priority . |