Example sentences of "[adj] [modal v] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Blackguards like that ought to be shot . |
| 2 | But it is an option that I certainly would n't want to discount at this particular er stage erm because it depends on so many er factors , it depends for example whether er the site that er has been identified for up to two thousand and six , and which is developed up to two thousand and six , has the physical capacity to expand beyond two thousand and six , and I think that that ought to be one of the considerations perhaps that we ought to look at as we move towards the identification erm er of the new settlement , conversely , it could well be that ought to be looking at a second new settlement in a different location , erm I ca n't give an answer , a definitive answer , what I can say is , coming back again er to Mr Brook , this sort of issue er will not be picked up in nineteen eighty eight or nineteen eighty nine , er if we are all alive and kicking in North Yorkshire and the District Councils we will be looking at it regularly , we 'll be looking at it in two years time , one years time , erm erm that 's the way we work in Greater York , and it 's basically worked very successfully . |
| 3 | And so that shows that how that they I mean it implies that that 's happening and that that ought to be controlled . |
| 4 | The plaintiff 's case is that despite the difficulty with the landlord 's consent at the time the contracts were signed , it was made clear to them by Mr at this stage that that ought to be a formality and no one anticipated to expect this . |
| 5 | That must of been some time ago |
| 6 | That must of been where , that must be where we got . |
| 7 | Yeah , that must of been it . |
| 8 | I thought that , that must of been twenty odd years since dad died then . |
| 9 | but , that must of been , was that when the fire was still there then that was with the |
| 10 | bloody hell , that must of been hard work that , they must of been at it all day |
| 11 | I did n't think it was very wobbly , but she said she swallowed it and there 's a load of blood at the ramp at school so , so I said that must of been nice for the teachers , mind , but the other one I found |
| 12 | I think that must of been the old boy over the road you know |
| 13 | but er , I do n't know how he got out yesterday and I 've never , never know him parked down the road , not at all , anyway we got , I got home and erm , I said to Bev you know , right go and phone Lesley see if she 's in and then I did a bit of housework and then the phone rang , ooh , we was aiming to go out at one and that must of been ten to one , and it was Liz |
| 14 | Cos he just said that should of been enough . |
| 15 | Yes , erm , erm obviously not made it very well , but erm , but the word acceptable ought to be altered to increased |
| 16 | That the worlds of business and education should learn from one another ought to be a truism , given that both worlds and cultures impinge on and shape most people 's lives . |
| 17 | Are we not being reminded in a very distinctive yet emphatic way that this ought to be the nature of the Church ? |
| 18 | The voters need no persuading that this ought to be so . |
| 19 | If children are allowed and encouraged to work in areas which interest them , this ought to be a useful means of demonstrating to them the usefulness of developing their reading skills . |
| 20 | John I think this , this is wh , I think this ought to be the last contribution . |
| 21 | A kind of ring fence is drawn around them and the onus lies on the government to show whether , why and to what extent this ought to be breached . |
| 22 | We do see scope for research into resource allocation but believe this ought to be quite different from the common practice of the 1980s of relating census variables to utilisation rates . |
| 23 | This ought to be one of the easier local economic problems to solve ! |
| 24 | Whether the Council I , I personally would be quite keen to go down there and see A , and we 'd need permission of the land owners , to do this , to see where the link could go across , you know , the best position , so that we , and I believe this is what Councillor is saying , so that we can actually come forward and maybe this ought to be a meeting with the Amenities Committee , maybe the Ramblers and bear in mind as I say again I hate to do these things and the land owner think we 're steamrollering 'em into something without their knowledge . |
| 25 | I think this ought to be thrown out not necessarily on the rights or wrongs of fox hunting but on a procedural thing that you 've brought about where a dictatorial attitude is brought about by the Labour party that have the right apparently to say exactly what 'll happen on someone else 's land . |
| 26 | And it 's my view , you see , that this ought to be more central to our planning and thinking about these things in allocating erm what are admittedly scarce resources . |
| 27 | well now let's , let's go back to it , some people might rely on their savings and some might of been mislead , that 's correct |
| 28 | Now , of course , I go along with the perception that being 40 these days is like 30 used to be . |
| 29 | This used to be a lot easier to do than it is now : for one thing , working in the profession means that you have to belong to the actors ' union , Equity . |
| 30 | This used to be a perception shared with Protestants . |