Example sentences of "[vb past] he [vb mod] 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 | There had begun to develop in Minton a dichotomy between the praise he received and what he felt he ought to be . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Did he , did he used to be naughty and I was like , I do n't Ryan , and you got , I bet he did . |
| 6 | ‘ You said he ought to be shot . |