Example sentences of "[vb base] 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 | Yeah well come on I mean we ought to be able to be a little bit more creative than that . |
| 3 | Erm I think I mean we ought to be doing more with the local Friends of the Earth and local Greenpeace I feel . |
| 4 | I remember we used to just fancy |
| 5 | ‘ I suppose we ought to be grateful to Eleanor , ’ she said wryly . |
| 6 | ‘ But I suppose we ought to be sensible and try to get some sleep , ’ she added reluctantly . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I feel we ought to be able to give you a better idea of the performance of different planning authorities . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . ’ |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | ‘ Bernard , ’ Maggie hinted , ‘ I think we ought to … ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I think we ought to be getting down now , ’ he said hollowly . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | ‘ I really think we ought to be following up one or two of those other leads , sir . |
| 25 | I think we ought to be pleased at the money made available in the last 5 years for players . |
| 26 | I think we ought to er |
| 27 | But I think I 'd actually like to support that idea , I think we ought to er er write back to them and say it 's a splendid idea , erm let's have more of it and and thank you to the local government commission for s er seeing to this after a hundred years . |
| 28 | I think we ought to er |
| 29 | Er well Madam Deputy Speaker I think erm that the last half an hour shown that er the quality of debate in this house er remains extremely high and that even when you have an issue which on the face of it looks to be as dry as dust er that er there are some honourable members who will pick an argument er when perhaps er on the face of it there ought not to be much of an argument er I ca n't erm I ca n't say that erm I agreed with much of what erm the honourable member for Great Grimsby said er he seemed to imply er quite early on his er speech that most of the City of London er was collapsing in a sea of sleaze and er er other other goings on which are extremely er to be regretted but erm I think we ought to er remind him er that erm , you know , all all of these four orders er followed the Bingham inquiry into er what happened at B C C I which was not a British bank , was an international bank based erm overseas and I think I 'm right in saying this and I 'm sure my honourable friend the minister will confirm when he winds up er this is the first er such difficulty er that we 've experienced for a great length of time . |
| 30 | So I think we ought to you know use that . |