Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [pron] ought to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Further , the extension of this system might well reach the stage when directives are given from political headquarters as to the line of action which ought to be taken locally . |
| 2 | I affirm it to have been a fine active stock of books which ought to be available in any good library service … |
| 3 | Chicherin believed not only that serfdom was immoral but also that it was acting as a brake on the economy , that it could not be justified as a bastion against pauperism , and finally — a somewhat unusual argument — that it entailed the improper transference to the gentry of responsibilities which ought to be exercised by the state . |
| 4 | In creating the conservation plan the Trust 's initial purpose was not to create a special reserve for rare species , but rather a haven for the common things of Nature which ought to be on any farm — meadow and hedgerow flowers and grasses , butterflies , dragonflies , lizards , frogs , newts , hedgerows and owls . |
| 5 | It 's absolutely the worst type of business we ought to be |
| 6 | Now in this particular period if you were looking at these figures just like this , what would be your automatic reaction in terms of the type of holidays we ought to be providing ? |
| 7 | There is a subspecies called philosophers of science who ought to be better equipped . |
| 8 | They are not intended to be narrowly restrictive , ‘ only-possible ’ solutions : instead , you should find that they suggest what kinds of factors you ought to be identifying in your analysis , and the range of possible solutions we think are sensible . |
| 9 | The argument advanced here is that insider dealing is the sort of conduct which ought to be criminal . |
| 10 | Besides , Britain is still not sure what sort of country it ought to be . |
| 11 | ‘ You still have the kind of face which ought to be in the business of launching ships . ’ |
| 12 | From my observance , you 're not exactly overjoyed , although in view of all you 've said about Robert you ought to be rejoicing . |
| 13 | And it 's a very different matter if you can start tracing sexual spider 's webs that link fabulous-looking women with men who ought to be unrelated : secretaries of state on the one hand and ( say ) drug-dealers , gun-runners , con-men , terrorists or Russian spies on the other . |
| 14 | However , with polo you ought to be all right . |
| 15 | Now on the face of that that that that 's seems fairly sensible , y'know if somebody is in need we ought to be doing something about it . |
| 16 | You think that because I can sometimes see what 's trivial and what 's important in art I ought to be more virtuous . |
| 17 | As you can see the erm , where is it , we 've got to have , or the airlines have got to have their submissions in by the end of this month so if we have got anything really that we want to say from sales we ought to be letting have it in in a formal thing . |
| 18 | When this is translated into personal terms , it means among other things that at some point in his or her career a teacher will have to look at its pattern and will have to pay attention to changes which ought to be made in his or her work-role . |
| 19 | We do n't yet know whether the Coal Board 's action is illegal but sure as hell it ought to be . |
| 20 | For alliteration it ought to be Pablo or Picauo . |
| 21 | But that 's his ‘ sic ’ , not mine — I deny all responsibility — so by rights it ought to be in square brackets instead . |