Example sentences of "you ought to [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you devote several years of your life to a subject , you ought to be reasonably sure that you 'll enjoy it . |
| 2 | Recorder Louis Lawton told him : ‘ You ought to be bitterly ashamed of yourself . |
| 3 | ‘ You ought to be where I am . |
| 4 | I have no right and you have been very generous , Fred , Uncle Steve and the boys and Gertie ca n't understand why you did n't come here with us , Gert only said this morning that you ought to be here , your place is with us , but do n't think I am not grateful . |
| 5 | You ought to be bloody pleased , this weather . ’ |
| 6 | Although you may be perfectly entitled to take others to task and even issue a number of ultimatums , you ought to be more concerned with plans designed to give you the kind of personal or professional recognition you seek and deserve . |
| 7 | You ought to be very careful with living on your own Don you could break an ankle and you 'd be in real serious trouble |
| 8 | You ought to be out beating people up and that kind of thing . |
| 9 | However , with polo you ought to be all right . |