Example sentences of "[verb] we [modal v] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 ? |
| 2 | ‘ Do you think we ought to be doing this ? ’ she said in a rather strangled voice . |
| 3 | ‘ Do n't you think we ought to be toddling off ? |
| 4 | But I do n't think we ought to be too dismayed about one letter like this . |
| 5 | Yeah well come on I mean we ought to be able to be a little bit more creative than that . |
| 6 | Erm I think I mean we ought to be doing more with the local Friends of the Earth and local Greenpeace I feel . |
| 7 | ‘ I suppose we ought to be grateful to Eleanor , ’ she said wryly . |
| 8 | ‘ But I suppose we ought to be sensible and try to get some sleep , ’ she added reluctantly . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ I suppose I thought we ought to be able to help ourselves . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I thought we ought to be agreed , ’ Alexei said , and he smiled sourly . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 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 | ‘ I really think we ought to be following up one or two of those other leads , sir . |
| 24 | I think we ought to be pleased at the money made available in the last 5 years for players . |
| 25 | day I think we ought to be out in the garden . |
| 26 | erm I think we ought to be aware of the implications of what is happening to our population locally , regionally , nationally , globally . |
| 27 | Now it 's one thing to say well , you know , perhaps these are women who take more exception than other women would do , but there comes a point where you have to accept , I think , that there 's going to be a shift of perspective , that what women have customarily put up with is no longer what they wish to put up and that I think we ought to be , as it were , acknowledged to have the right or the scope to say we want things to change , and to define or to set out in a process of defining what should be sexual appropriate sexual behaviour in future . |
| 28 | I 'm all in favour of early retirement , but actually acknowledging then , the people who retire , have that contribution , and I think we ought to be developing a way of our society to ensure that they 're able to live reasonably comfortably , and so that the pension should actually be a living wage , to enable them to be free , to make those sort of contributions . |
| 29 | So he said alright so he come in and had his dinner so he said I said we ought to be going this week for a ride out instead of last week . |
| 30 | Head : ‘ Had we ought to be looking for courses to send you on ? ’ |