Example sentences of "[verb] he ought to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He eyed her speculatively across the room , stupid bitch , then decided he ought to be careful . |
| 2 | If he ca n't afford a Solicitor and he feels he ought to be represented by a Solicitor , he may apply for Legal Aid , and of course it 's public money concerned so I suppose in an ideal society everybody would be legally assisted who wanted to be , but obviously we ca n't afford that as a country , so that erm generally erm his application would be judged according to certain criteria erm which would suggest perhaps he needed to be represented . |
| 3 | There had begun to develop in Minton a dichotomy between the praise he received and what he felt he ought to be . |
| 4 | He knew he ought to be afraid of her , yet he found himself returning her smile with an easy grin and enjoying his jam sandwich to the very last crumb . |
| 5 | Slithering north in the rain the next day , he thought he ought to be commended for speaking the truth , for what it was worth , which was little . |
| 6 | She fingered the rose in her hands and said , ‘ You do n't think he ought to be supervised ? |
| 7 | ‘ She thinks he ought to be given the sack , but Mr Potter wo n't hear of it . |
| 8 | ‘ Rincewind thinks he ought to be able to harness the lightning , ’ said the picture-imp , who was observing the passing scene from the tiny doorway of the box slung around Twoflower 's neck . |
| 9 | I think she thinks he ought to be totally angelic , you know |
| 10 | ‘ You said he ought to be shot . |