Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] [vb mod] to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I ought to be able to work out the difference between them . |
| 2 | Perhaps she ought to be grateful that , out of Luke Hunter 's whole harem , she was at least one of the only two to be awarded an ‘ A ’ . |
| 3 | Perhaps we ought to be spending time developing camouflage , rather than advertising our presence . |
| 4 | So now I always and so I , I 'm thinking that it might be that , that I that erm maybe you know like I used to be anxious about something like that and I used to wake up and the dream used to happen , but now that I 've double checked that I know for sure that , that I 'm safe you know for the night it does n't happen any more by cutting off possibility |
| 5 | So quite honestly you ought to be able to make a a bit of something out of it there 's |
| 6 | There were n't any houses then and there was a big ditch where the canal side and erm we used to have to wait for each other , because no street lamps , nothing at all like that and er really we used to be afraid and then when the first bus ran , shall I tell you this , when the first bus ran from , from Bloxwich to Willenhall of course word got around that the buses were beginning , because the roads were only ruts , they were n't tarmacked roads then and it was certainly gentlemen first for the first there were about three hundred waiting that was a lot of at the top is it Street , I think it 's that and all the gentlemen were first but we , some of us managed to scramble on , but erm then they used to break down very very often because the roads the roads were in such a terrible condition they were only ruts . |
| 7 | Well you used to be able to book up a over a year in advance . |
| 8 | The duty of the police when they arrest without warrant is , no doubt , to be quick to see the possibility of crime , but equally they ought to be anxious to avoid mistaking the innocent for the guilty … |
| 9 | And yet , years ago they used to be long , long trains . |
| 10 | well he used to be right out here Frank did n't he ? |
| 11 | Sometimes I used to be lonely and unhappy , but now with the baby my life is complete . |
| 12 | Then you used to be able to buy clay pipes , I do n't think you could today . |
| 13 | Now if that is true then we ought to be able to re- forecast a year getting a reasonable assessment , okay , on what 's that going to do . |
| 14 | If anyone claims to be making a factual statement , then they ought to be able to state what observations would be relevant to determining the truth or falsity of that statement . |
| 15 | From there they ought to be able to gain a better notion of Balliol 's intentions . |
| 16 | Accordingly I ought to be able to say that at this stage his comments seem to me beside the point , or more exactly in excess of it . |
| 17 | In general I shall recognize what is , not what ought to be ; but certainly I ought to be aware of what I am trying to do , why I want it , how to do it , whether it can be done . |