Example sentences of "he ought to [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paul remembered the Colonel , an old martinet who was one of those who had made it evident that he ought to be at home helping his mother . |
| 2 | Rich Adrian , who looked as if he ought to be at public school , only his parents did n't believe in it , even thought they had pots of cash . |
| 3 | Raven pushed at the bishop that he ought to be in an academic post and soon . |
| 4 | The reply brought Joseph Robinson an unease he could have done without : after all , he ought to be in the commanding position . |
| 5 | The latter may , for instance , feel that if he is regarded as competent to take on the task by himself he ought to be in charge of his own department and that the manager is intentionally blocking his promotion . |
| 6 | ‘ I kept saying that he ought to be in Shakespeare and not waste his time . ’ |
| 7 | He was n't sure just how worried he ought to be by Therese Aschmann . |