Example sentences of "you [modal v] to [be] " in BNC.
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31 | ‘ You ought to be listening to the grass roots and saying : ‘ Look , we 've started doing the tests , we 've found they are n't working as they should . |
32 | What you effectively have in the AIS part of Skymaster is a selective scan of much of the current information you ought to be looking at if you 're planning a flight in the UK or near Europe . |
33 | ( You ought to be able to deduce at least five . |
34 | After 16 years you ought to be fluent in the language and , if you make this a priority now , you 'll be enhancing this phase of your life instead of simply waiting for it to pass . |
35 | If we come in , you ought to be kind to him and not ask him to sacrifice his health by taking office . " |
36 | If you devote several years of your life to a subject , you ought to be reasonably sure that you 'll enjoy it . |
37 | So , he 's only had the same length of time doing this as you have so , by the end of the afternoon you ought to be in the position to print out a really neat final version of of of the letter . |
38 | ‘ You ought to be tactful and you have got to have initiative , because at times you have got to make decisions . |
39 | ‘ 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 . |
40 | You ought to be out beating people up and that kind of thing . |
41 | just when you ought to be thinking about something else your pride insists on your memory producing some unimportant thing or other . |
42 | ‘ I think you ought to be at home yourself , ’ he answered . |
43 | ‘ I wo n't tell anyone , ’ said Gabriel , ‘ but you ought to be wearing a cloak on a night like this . ’ |
44 | ‘ I 'm sure you ought to be sitting down , ’ Julia said as soon as the introductions had been made . |
45 | You ought to be strong enough by then to cope with the journey , and I can try to organise things at the hospital so that my assistants can cope . ’ |
46 | You ought to be pleased . ’ |
47 | " You ought to be able to see that with half an eye . |
48 | You ought to be a model , he said . |
49 | I have no right and you have been very generous , Fred , Uncle Steve and the boys and Gertie ca n't understand why you did n't come here with us , Gert only said this morning that you ought to be here , your place is with us , but do n't think I am not grateful . |
50 | ‘ I do n't think you ought to be embarrassed about me now I 'm here , ’ she said . |
51 | ‘ Where you ought to be , Me1li . |
52 | ‘ You ought to be married — indeed it is the scandal of the Kha-Khan 's court that you are not . |
53 | ‘ And so you ought to be , ’ Narcissus continued . |
54 | Let's face it , if you ca n't make par on a par-5 to win , you ought to be shot . ’ |
55 | Although you may be perfectly entitled to take others to task and even issue a number of ultimatums , you ought to be more concerned with plans designed to give you the kind of personal or professional recognition you seek and deserve . |
56 | You ought to be ashamed of yourselves . " |
57 | You ought to be dressing dolls Like other sisters . |
58 | She thought she knew what it would be like to find yourself in Boston when you ought to be in Chicago . |
59 | You ought to be ashamed of yourself showin' such a thing to me . ’ |
60 | ‘ You ought to be where I am . |