Example sentences of "[modal v] [to-vb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whatever she had felt at nineteen , hatred was all that was left now , and hatred ought to impart strength . |
| 2 | ‘ The Minister said we ought to circulate Tweed 's photo as well . |
| 3 | We ought to support family life as one of the foundation stones of a good society and in consequence fight determinedly against the unemployment , poverty and lack of opportunity by which it is so often menaced . |
| 4 | She had the cheek to say he ought to cancel meetings only because of ill-health or for work opportunities , not because he 'd decided to go out with someone else . |
| 5 | I bet she is n't , I bet when she ought to like Father Christmas and they sort of |
| 6 | ‘ He 's the local judge , and I ought to report Pew 's death to him or Squire Trelawney . |
| 7 | You do n't think people ought to enjoy things . ’ |
| 8 | ( p. 140 ) Burke estimated that " the people " , by which he meant those who ought to enjoy voting rights , comprised about 400,000 people in England and Scotland . |
| 9 | ought to see lounge , she 's got Take That disco , and Take That |
| 10 | I ought to see George Carman , ’ said Ken Dodd . |
| 11 | Here you ought to see puppies . |
| 12 | In the various operations where we are making ourselves more efficient we ought to see margins — the difference between selling price and manufacturing costs — improve . |
| 13 | Julia put the desolation that suddenly thrust itself into her mind down to her cold and said that she thought she ought to go bed . |
| 14 | I suppose we ought to go Mr . |
| 15 | If the issue today in some people 's eyes is the need for this community in Greater York to be one hundred percent self sufficient then perhaps we really ought to go pack up and er go home , er because there 's no way that er a settlement that one could envisage in Greater York or perhaps anywhere else can be a hundred percent self sufficiency , self sufficient , you 're not going to get a shopping mall , you 'd be unlikely to get a a major touring theatre , so you can not aim for a hundred percent self sufficiency , you aim for what is appropriate for the size of the community and particularly its relationship to existing settlements er in the general area . |
| 16 | If the interpretation of dog in this sentence were the result of contextual modulation of the general sense , it ought to include reference to , for instance , young females with good eyesight . |
| 17 | She could not see Lamont 's feet , but she was sure he ought to wear spats . |
| 18 | Characters ought to wear masks ; the ones wearing old masks ought to give the impression of being young persons ( as actors ) and vice versa . |
| 19 | And I mean really , really dreadful vision , and erm , er er of course , erm er er er , I just have compensated , you know , I really ought to wear specs all the time , and just , and just know that I just take specs off and on , off my nose as , as I , you know , need to er , as I require them . |
| 20 | ‘ He ought to remarry Fatima . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Kids ought to know stuff like that . |
| 22 | He then behaved somewhat unctuously , showing it to half the Shadow Cabinet in order to get their advice as to whether or not he ought to worry Baldwin with it . |
| 23 | She felt she ought to write Sarah a very simple and sincere and official letter of thanks for not being married . |
| 24 | She swung her legs over the side of the sofa , which reduced her defiance to mere childishness , alas , since her head began to swim dreadfully , and also caused him to say impatiently — he really ought to meet Mama , at least he would agree with her — ‘ Oh , do be quiet for a moment , madam . |
| 25 | In principle , freer trade ought to benefit EC consumers ( because of cheaper food ) and taxpayers ( because of lower subsidies ) as well as help Eastern Europe 's exporters . |
| 26 | Indeed , many of the new rules ought to increase efficiency as they sweep away examples of market failure or cartels that distort competition . |
| 27 | ‘ You ought to try acupressure , ’ said Constance . |
| 28 | The ladies concerned I think were very pleased er , erm , I do I think it 's a very good idea , erm , to give a wife 's medal and er , with all the medals , and we ought to provide money for them the amount of waiting about they have to do |
| 29 | Now that winding windows are fitted and a hardtop is offered , BMC ought to provide locks for the doors … ’ |
| 30 | This new confidence rests on the now widely held assumption that the Japanese government will do whatever it must to support share prices until company earnings rebound . |