Example sentences of "[subord] you [vb mod] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Where you ought to be , Me1li . |
| 2 | 49% of you are more afraid of driving alone in the dark than you used to be . |
| 3 | ‘ You 're much more sensible than you used to be , but your mum ca n't see it , and my mum still thinks I 'm three and a half . ’ |
| 4 | I do n't think Gemma eats as well as these two do , she 's ever so finicky worse than you used to be . |
| 5 | ‘ And so you ought to be , ’ Narcissus continued . |
| 6 | Do n't say I 'll give you a bit of my advice on a lead , because er you have n't had the call so you ought to be on your best level . |
| 7 | I have to acknowledge too that since you ought to be aware from your fellow 's viewpoints and incline towards their benefit as well as your own , and ought also to be aware that individuals can not benefit themselves or each other by community without agreeing on common rules , the rules you follow in acting towards your fellows should be those of your community and not of mine . |
| 8 | I suppose you 'll be off with them to the theatre again , when you ought to be with Charles . ’ |
| 9 | just when you ought to be thinking about something else your pride insists on your memory producing some unimportant thing or other . |
| 10 | She thought she knew what it would be like to find yourself in Boston when you ought to be in Chicago . |
| 11 | When she just gazed at him , he said patiently , ‘ I 've paid the agreed price , so tell me why , when you ought to be jubilant , you 're so obviously sad . ’ |
| 12 | But it seems a shame not to challenge yourself because other people say you 're not as good as you used to be . |