Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] [pron] [adv] ought [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I suppose we really ought to get down to some serious work , ’ Ruth suggested lazily , stretching her legs under the table and gazing out across the blue bay of Palma with its crowd of boats and yachts bobbing and , beyond , the profusion of high-rise apartments and hotels . |
| 2 | And I think we both ought to realize that . |
| 3 | ‘ I think we all ought to hang on to something . |
| 4 | I think you really ought to let your hair down and become one horny bitch ! |
| 5 | Did you check their tenancy agreement , because it was a pretty Machiavellian , Dickensian tenancy agreement , if you 're found smoking in bed for example , you were out the next morning , those sort of things , and I think you really ought to look at that very carefully . |
| 6 | But as I say , we can take the plates off the screen underneath here but I mean I think you still ought to have another bloke |
| 7 | Then they smile because they know you really ought to have known better . |