Example sentences of "we ought to be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think also we ought to be guarded about too much detailed discussion of travel distances , we are talking here at most of travel distances of between six and ten miles , in keeping with the policy , erm it seems to me that erm if we we spend too much time on trying to determine whether six or ten miles distant , is is there any great significance in terms of the global environment it would be at least an unproved case , one way or the other , but also there seems to me to be a clear conflict in those who are trying to say that the new settlement proposal falls because not large enough of a site is being proposed , one way and another . |
| 2 | Looking at Durham Cathedral , the Cardinal pointed out that the Church is not just concerned with beautiful buildings but also the dignity of the individual — ‘ I think we ought to be inspired by those saints of Anglo-Saxon England , to do in our day what they did in theirs . |
| 3 | It could be that nothing can be done , but we ought to be seen to be taking action over this . |
| 4 | With that as the background , it is the time for a deep study of the philosophy underlying the system — to determine afresh what we ought to be seeking to achieve , to examine how far and in what manner the results of our present practice fall short , and to sift new ideas in order to judge which of them appear both constructive and practicable in operation . |
| 5 | We ought to be seeking to build on the quite hopeful developments , in the greater Beirut area anyway , over the last few days , but instead we appear to be getting even more dog in the manger in our attitude towards Syria . |
| 6 | ‘ We ought to be getting home . |
| 7 | ‘ I think we ought to be getting down now , ’ he said hollowly . |
| 8 | I just said to Walt , we ought to be getting a gon-doh-lar back . ’ |
| 9 | I think , we ought to be taking time to try and prepare , well for the next assembly and in doing so to own what goes on there and to say , yes as the previous speaker said we are the World Church in a very real way . |
| 10 | So we ought to be cheering as the big round numbers go by , leaving us healthy and whole . |
| 11 | 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 ? |
| 12 | Okay , but why do we get the , the main thrust of erm , to the economic argument seems to be that we ought to be liberalizing , we ought to be facing that erm , that problem . |
| 13 | Just on that last point , it was suggested that we ought to be writing now , to these commissioners , saying that we as a parish council wanted to make comments to them when they were er in Nottinghamshire . |
| 14 | ‘ We ought to be subsidising public transport , Lewis ! ’ |
| 15 | But anyhow have you if you have a look here there 's erm er the er er I think we ought to be thinking about er |
| 16 | He 's saying that we ought to be moving a bit up market an-l selling wines , spirits and cocktails to the 18–25 age group . |
| 17 | I know what we ought to be looking for — a high , lonely place with dry soil , where rabbits can see and hear all round and men hardly ever come . |
| 18 | I think we ought to be looking at ways of encouraging innovative developments in the range of services for those people who fall between long-stay in patient medical care and unsupported family care . |
| 19 | procedures which are , do n't quite fit you , then I think what we ought to be looking for is a certain amount of common ground between your procedure and our procedure , so there is not something , you 're doing something completely different to the way the rest of us are doing it . |
| 20 | Head : ‘ Had we ought to be looking for courses to send you on ? ’ |
| 21 | But I think in fairness to erm complete the picture shall we say , I really think we ought to er we ought to be looking at it . |
| 22 | I mean , I think , I think that considering the work they , we ought to be looking at giving them the grant . |
| 23 | But now , I think , there are signs that er things are beginning to pick up , certainly we 're being told things are beginning to pick up and I think probably as an office generally , we 're experiencing that upturn , although er every time we get some special job in , suddenly we think we are at the end of a recession and perhaps , you know , it 's the next job that really we ought to be looking to . |
| 24 | So we need to be looking forward , but we ought to be looking short-term , so the best way to look at objectives , is to look it in the short-term , which is in fact , year one if you like , medium term , years two and three , and long-term , years four and five . |
| 25 | We need to hear from the local churches , from the district councils what 's going on wha what the issues that concern you are so let's as well the ones that you see downstairs , we may already be addressing so have a look down there have a look at the , the information but if there are any issues you feel we ought to be addressing then please let us know so that we can put them on our agenda . |
| 26 | I 'm all in favour of early retirement , but actually acknowledging then , the people who retire , have that contribution , and I think we ought to be developing a way of our society to ensure that they 're able to live reasonably comfortably , and so that the pension should actually be a living wage , to enable them to be free , to make those sort of contributions . |
| 27 | What we ought to be aiming for is more localised revolved estate management . |
| 28 | I think that we have a very butch attitude , I think the government has a very butch attitude quite honestly , er to , you know , you 've got to er stand up there and help yourself , and I suppose I 'm all for that , but you 've got to have something to help yourself with , and I think that 's where we ought to be aiming and I 'm very glad that the world 's leaders are heading straight in that direction . . |
| 29 | Well , if we 're really into wider democracy we ought to be promoting wider debate , please support . |
| 30 | We ought to be telling people about the modern understanding of such basic concepts as space and time . |