Example sentences of "[vb base] we [modal v] [prep] " 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 If you are going to preach conversion — and I hope we shall in many different ways and , skilfully , with many different nuances — you can not avoid the consequences : it is going to lead to transformed lives .
3 Yeah well come on I mean we ought to be able to be a little bit more creative than that .
4 Erm I think I mean we ought to be doing more with the local Friends of the Earth and local Greenpeace I feel .
5 ‘ I mean we can at least part ami — amicably , ’ Ashley stammered .
6 I tell you what , what we bought up there you know we could of bought at least six bottles of Coke
7 I remember we used to just fancy
8 ‘ I suppose we ought to be grateful to Eleanor , ’ she said wryly .
9 ‘ But I suppose we ought to be sensible and try to get some sleep , ’ she added reluctantly .
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 if we , if there was no nuclear weapons I reckon we would of , probably would of been at war with Russia now
13 See those paintings at the back , I reckon we should of had one of them
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 If , however , we do apply anthropological and linguistic perspectives to this recent work on the consequences of literacy , as I claim we must despite its claim to protection from them , then that work in fact turns out to be as biased as that of the earlier phases .
17 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 .
18 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 .
19 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 . ’
20 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 .
21 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
22 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 .
23 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 .
24 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 .
25 ‘ Bernard , ’ Maggie hinted , ‘ I think we ought to … ’
26 ‘ I think we ought to be getting down now , ’ he said hollowly .
27 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 .
28 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 .
29 But I think in fairness to erm complete the picture shall we say , I really think we ought to er we ought to be looking at it .
30 ‘ I really think we ought to be following up one or two of those other leads , sir .
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