Example sentences of "[pers pn] ought to [be] [num] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ If you 've done it right it ought to be four thousand three hundred and three pounds and fifty pence .
2 The Sports Council will await Universiade GB 's concurrence with the deal before nominating their man , but it ought to be one of their members with business acumen — which means either David Simon of BP , who is most unlikely to have the time , Raymond Michel , formerly with a distillery , or Norman Jacobs , a partner in one of Britain 's largest firms of solicitors .
3 There is a standard lie for each club , but for a short person it ought to be one or two degrees flatter .
4 You were the one who said it ought to be eight o'clock .
5 Did in fact with the Greater York districts initially take a view that it ought to be eight miles .
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