Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] ought to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the debate Lord Holland recognised the dread among the upper classes that the lower orders might be seduced by subversive principles , " particularly afloat at this moment " , but also considered that some masters were taking advantage of this moment to " enforce their views and render their workmen more dependent than they had hitherto been and than in all fairness and equity they ought to be " . |
| 2 | I think that whenever there 's a programme it ought to be agreed above and below er a hierarchy . |
| 3 | If and when we choose violence he ought to be the focus of our efforts . |
| 4 | Forgetting the past is obviously not the positive action it ought to be if it results in waves of violence towards anyone perceived as not sufficiently ‘ German ’ . |
| 5 | This discussion suggests that the question we ought to be asking is not a descriptive one — what is public law ? — but a prescriptive or normative one : when ought public law rules apply ; or , what is the proper scope of public law ? |
| 6 | If the mens rea principle and the principle of proof are objectives worthy of a rational and humane system of criminal law they ought to be used critically to assess the achievement of the total system rather than circularly to select an acceptable portion of the criminal law . |
| 7 | In this universe they ought to be huge . |
| 8 | So , he 's only had the same length of time doing this as you have so , by the end of the afternoon you ought to be in the position to print out a really neat final version of of of the letter . |
| 9 | The only place you ought to be is locked on this dance-floor with me . ’ |
| 10 | This German you ought to be doing , and you 've got economics to do . |
| 11 | It 's absolutely the worst type of business we ought to be |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ I think in any rural town it ought to be possible to find an hour or so to stroll round , just to talk to people about this and that . |
| 14 | You think that because I can sometimes see what 's trivial and what 's important in art I ought to be more virtuous . |
| 15 | " Unless it 's bolted on the inside we ought to be able to get in with these , " he said . |
| 16 | Come on , if they 're asleep during the day they ought to be woken up . |
| 17 | There is a standard lie for each club , but for a short person it ought to be one or two degrees flatter . |
| 18 | Once TOPIC and SEAQ screens had been introduced into a firm , the dealer could check what approximate price he ought to be getting , to be varied by what the firm took off or added to quote its price " net " of commission . |
| 19 | Well , if we 're really into wider democracy we ought to be promoting wider debate , please support . |
| 20 | In either case the man would know the message : and in either case they ought to be able to find him . |
| 21 | What you effectively have in the AIS part of Skymaster is a selective scan of much of the current information you ought to be looking at if you 're planning a flight in the UK or near Europe . |
| 22 | We do n't yet know whether the Coal Board 's action is illegal but sure as hell it ought to be . |
| 23 | If the world did n't contain those beautiful creatures , he 'd decided , it was n't half the world it ought to be . |
| 24 | The first is deciding what kind of investment bank it ought to be . |
| 25 | Bloody film star he ought to be , not a and he you see him on the television , he 's been on a few times at night ! |
| 26 | Maybe , now that they know it works and if they are embold-Clare Shearer as Rosina ened , it will grow during the run into the big , bold bellylaugh it ought to be , forgetting operatic pretensions to high art and closer to situation comedy . |
| 27 | Besides , Britain is still not sure what sort of country it ought to be . |
| 28 | All the time you ought to be asking yourself : " why should anyone believe what I am writing ? " and " what have I noticed in the text or in background , contextual materials that makes me think this ? " |
| 29 | However , with polo you ought to be all right . |
| 30 | They need better leisure facilities , certainly , but given current trends that 's a market we ought to be considering anyway . |