Example sentences of "ought [to-vb] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er after deliberate first we wondered whether they ought to go through onto the racecourse and then we decided no probably the best place for them would be round the back of the main stand . |
| 2 | I ought to go down to the police station . |
| 3 | They ought to stand up to the goons . ’ |
| 4 | One thing we did discuss at committee but I think it ought to be put to the A G M we discussed the increase in the cost of er , admission erm we held our prices down for at least a couple of years we had a heavy outlay on cushions I do feel that erm we ought to put in to the meeting what we discussed at committee that be raised from two fifty and one twenty five to three pounds and two pounds for the concessions including students and erm the youngsters . |
| 5 | In fact you might say that they ought to start back at the beginning and study politics and war because , looking at the world today , maybe there are a lot more useful things to study than art and architecture . |
| 6 | ‘ Thanks , David , but I 've bent the rules enough ; I really ought to get on to the village and see to this wretched food distribution . |
| 7 | So if we would like further consultation apparently it was noted in view of the test carry out what we could do erm in fact the questionnaires have the response , I do share some of Mr 's er er worries that erm I think we ought to get out of the way and say to number one that this er . |
| 8 | ‘ You ought to get out in the sunshine . |
| 9 | But since it is quite unfair that the intention of the deceased should be deceived by a freedman , he ought to make over to the testator 's sons the hundred left to him , as in a similar case our late Emperor Marcus also made this ruling . |