Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] to be [v-ing] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By rights , she knew she ought to be feeling extra anticipation now . |
| 2 | ‘ We ought to be subsidising public transport , Lewis ! ’ |
| 3 | So we need to be looking forward , but we ought to be looking short-term , so the best way to look at objectives , is to look it in the short-term , which is in fact , year one if you like , medium term , years two and three , and long-term , years four and five . |
| 4 | He ought to be wearing black . |
| 5 | Instead of Bible teaching , he ought to be translating fine words into deeds . |