Example sentences of "[verb] we [modal v] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well the standpipe used to freeze up and er when that occurred the grown men in the house used to light a fire round the standpipes , of course it was cast iron it was n't copper or anything like that , and light a fire to thaw it out , I do n't remember ever being without water but we used , it was a bit primitive but burn newspaper and stuff round the standpipe and er the old as I say we used to , the water for the washing we used to pump into the sink and er fill the old dolly tub with water for the washing and use the rainwater for washing . |
| 2 | ‘ They say the Robemaker uses human fuel , ’ said Caspar , half to himself , and then , ‘ Fenella , do you really think we ought to be doing this ? |
| 3 | ‘ Do you think we ought to be doing this ? ’ she said in a rather strangled voice . |
| 4 | ‘ D' you think we ought to ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Do n't you think we ought to be toddling off ? |
| 6 | But I do n't think we ought to be too dismayed about one letter like this . |
| 7 | Yeah well come on I mean we ought to be able to be a little bit more creative than that . |
| 8 | Erm I think I mean we ought to be doing more with the local Friends of the Earth and local Greenpeace I feel . |
| 9 | I remember we used to just fancy |
| 10 | ‘ I suppose we ought to be grateful to Eleanor , ’ she said wryly . |
| 11 | ‘ But I suppose we ought to be sensible and try to get some sleep , ’ she added reluctantly . |
| 12 | Thank you , that was lovely , lovely , lovely , erm it 's Mr , erm , and I suppose we ought to , no , ju ju just can you just pause a mo on it please because I 'm just looking at the possibilities , there are two names that John has found us instrumentations . |
| 13 | We , like most I suspect , continued the party back in our rooms ( info pack , flowers , bottle-ette of wine ) and talked into the night as I suppose we used to , way back when , before the sixties were the sixties . |
| 14 | I feel we ought to be able to give you a better idea of the performance of different planning authorities . |
| 15 | We need to hear from the local churches , from the district councils what 's going on wha what the issues that concern you are so let's as well the ones that you see downstairs , we may already be addressing so have a look down there have a look at the , the information but if there are any issues you feel we ought to be addressing then please let us know so that we can put them on our agenda . |
| 16 | Government grant is distributed through a mechanism which is now called the standard spending assessment , an awful word , or phrase , but it is absolutely vital , and if you look at the standard spending assessment given to this county the government is saying we ought to be able to provide all the services for a total cost of eight hundred and seventy nine pounds per charge payer . |
| 17 | Alex Ferguson thought we ought to at least register it formally and that 's what we did . |
| 18 | ‘ I suppose I thought we ought to be able to help ourselves . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I thought we ought to be agreed , ’ Alexei said , and he smiled sourly . |
| 20 | Looking at Durham Cathedral , the Cardinal pointed out that the Church is not just concerned with beautiful buildings but also the dignity of the individual — ‘ I think we ought to be inspired by those saints of Anglo-Saxon England , to do in our day what they did in theirs . |
| 21 | So what I was wondering was er the scheme is in it 's infancy this and I 'm all in the favour of the decentralising in principle , but I think we ought to perhaps look at it a bit closer , and I would suggest that we have an up-to-date report at the next meeting of this committee so we can compare it over a longer term so , as that we might then reflect on a if we 're doing the right thing or not . |
| 22 | Oh , I think we ought to except our hostess , ’ she added with a curious air of satisfaction , ‘ Rosette knows how to keep a clear head , a remarkably clear head . ’ |
| 23 | Er , Switzerland is one country that has banned the use of animals for research , and I think we ought to be going along these lines that , if animals have rights we ought not to be using them for experimentation . |
| 24 | But anyhow have you if you have a look here there 's erm er the er er I think we ought to be thinking about er |
| 25 | So I think we ought to be considering the entire sum of money but we ought also to be looking for ways in which we could be maximising the total impact . |
| 26 | I think we ought to be looking at ways of encouraging innovative developments in the range of services for those people who fall between long-stay in patient medical care and unsupported family care . |
| 27 | The private sector probably has even more flexibility to find imaginative ways of addressing those issues than the statutory services ; I think we ought to be prepared to give backing . |
| 28 | ‘ Bernard , ’ Maggie hinted , ‘ I think we ought to … ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I think we ought to be getting down now , ’ he said hollowly . |
| 30 | If they ca n't get sufficient profit out of supplying gas in the U K I think British Gas is on the verge of withdrawing from the gas market in the U K , and that a lot of jobs in this country and I think we ought to be aware of that and I think we ought to be campaigning to make sure that does n't happen . |