Example sentences of "he ought [adv] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Charles was taking the job a long way from the safe arena of charitable patronage and ribbon-cutting and into politically dangerous areas , where constitutionally , he ought not to be . |
| 2 | ‘ He ought not to be standing about in that cold church porch ! ’ muttered Meredith as they strode towards him . |
| 3 | He ought not to be in football . |
| 4 | If , however , this condition is not satisfied , it is submitted that he ought not to be liable . |
| 5 | He felt he ought now to be thinking of writing a book — but on what ? |