Example sentences of "that [vb mod] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That ought to do it . ’ |
| 2 | Quickly he added one more note : thirty francs , that ought to do it , in the boy 's terms , it was a fortune . |
| 3 | That ought to do the trick ! |
| 4 | Well , that sounds as if it 's the sort of thing that ought to happen . |
| 5 | It is now trying to ram through retrospective legislation to undo a decision of the law lords that ought to save Britain 's building societies from what they consider double taxation . |
| 6 | That ought to draw people — the title , you know . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I offer you a division of Lothian that ought to suit us both , ’ Thorfinn said . |
| 8 | Provided America does n't pull out of the alliance completely , that ought to give us all some protection . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ That ought to put paid to your demands that I — ’ |
| 10 | ‘ A healthy situation should be the first object that ought to fix the attention of the Society — because there is no person but is very well convinced that a marshy and low Ground exhales very unwholesome and putrid vapours which affect the bodies of individuals that may be exposed to their action either through the pores or attracted by the breath , or otherways by the Food and Drink — if these particles will affect healthy bodies , their effect must be much more pernicious on diseased animals , therefore the Veterinary Infirmary should not be established in an atmosphere continually charged with particles destructive to health . |
| 11 | The question of which majority is the relevant one , the one that ought to decide , is a question that always needs to be asked . |
| 12 | Even on grounds of simple housekeeping and accounting , that ought to conclude the argument . |
| 13 | ‘ That ought to settle them , ’ he said . |
| 14 | A very new register was showing only two or three voters on stairs that ought to accommodate ten or 12 . |
| 15 | That 's an argument that ought to appeal to the Noble Lords opposite if nothing else does ! |
| 16 | This kind of thinking has n't featured in election campaigning , so though friends warn me that I 'll be submerged in a great placid pool of meditation , I 'm off to Dartington to gather a few hints on the ideas that ought to guide our future . |
| 17 | That ought to concern us all . |
| 18 | Finally , he underestimates the ability of pop fans to live with hidden or even oven meanings in pop that ought to affront them . |
| 19 | That ought to have been the World Bank 's priority all along . |
| 20 | It is a world that ought to have vanished , and has largely done so , yet it persists in certain tired imaginations . |
| 21 | In the genre terms , that ought to have made him unassailable . |
| 22 | The authority says dealing with the problems caused by the squatters wasted money that ought to have been spent caring for patients . |
| 23 | Outside the area of formal government , with some notable exceptions among voluntary organizations and trade unions , in which principles of election and accountability do operate , there is almost everything to do , not only in creating democracy , but in establishing that democracy is the principle that ought to operate . |
| 24 | That is a statistic that ought to alarm any Lloyd 's insider . |
| 25 | It is the same economics that ought to influence the carp angler . |
| 26 | In principle , that ought to make Japanese firms the ideal global companies . |
| 27 | Well , she was very beautiful , and they 'd start a family soon , presumably , and that ought to make Edouard happy … |
| 28 | That ought to make this situation easier to bear . |
| 29 | That ought to fetch him . |
| 30 | And he said to me , pugnaciously , ‘ That ought to show Ron . ’ |