Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] [vb mod] to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I ought to be able to work out the difference between them . |
| 2 | Perhaps she ought to be grateful that , out of Luke Hunter 's whole harem , she was at least one of the only two to be awarded an ‘ A ’ . |
| 3 | Perhaps we ought to be spending time developing camouflage , rather than advertising our presence . |
| 4 | Nevertheless there ought to be some control somewhere and we 're getting back to what I think Richard said was the original idea of some kind of development control that is a popular thing in order to be allowed , people ought to make money for the various charities and so on , we ought to try and prevent er certain unjust practices going on and so on . |
| 5 | So now I always and so I , I 'm thinking that it might be that , that I that erm maybe you know like I used to be anxious about something like that and I used to wake up and the dream used to happen , but now that I 've double checked that I know for sure that , that I 'm safe you know for the night it does n't happen any more by cutting off possibility |
| 6 | Yeah I was really attracted to him but I just could not speak to him , it was awful , and like there used to be awful pauses and you 'd just go er right we 'd better get off with each other again because you ca n't bear the silence , it 's too uncomfortable so you used to , and then you go oh shit better get off with him again , it 's awful , he 's and he used to have such a , no personality at all . |
| 7 | So quite honestly you ought to be able to make a a bit of something out of it there 's |
| 8 | Come on nearly everybody ought to be able to work this one out now . |
| 9 | There were n't any houses then and there was a big ditch where the canal side and erm we used to have to wait for each other , because no street lamps , nothing at all like that and er really we used to be afraid and then when the first bus ran , shall I tell you this , when the first bus ran from , from Bloxwich to Willenhall of course word got around that the buses were beginning , because the roads were only ruts , they were n't tarmacked roads then and it was certainly gentlemen first for the first there were about three hundred waiting that was a lot of at the top is it Street , I think it 's that and all the gentlemen were first but we , some of us managed to scramble on , but erm then they used to break down very very often because the roads the roads were in such a terrible condition they were only ruts . |
| 10 | Well you used to be able to book up a over a year in advance . |
| 11 | Well there used to be that 's right , with you John , talking about college group just about that time . |
| 12 | I think well there used to be three or four picture houses in the town , there 's only one now . |
| 13 | The duty of the police when they arrest without warrant is , no doubt , to be quick to see the possibility of crime , but equally they ought to be anxious to avoid mistaking the innocent for the guilty … |
| 14 | And yet , years ago they used to be long , long trains . |
| 15 | well he used to be right out here Frank did n't he ? |
| 16 | Well what used to be simple and straightforward now leaves you with th wondering whether you got the right card in your pocket |
| 17 | ‘ If you 've done it right it ought to be four thousand three hundred and three pounds and fifty pence . |
| 18 | Sometimes I used to be lonely and unhappy , but now with the baby my life is complete . |
| 19 | Then you used to be able to buy clay pipes , I do n't think you could today . |
| 20 | Now if that is true then we ought to be able to re- forecast a year getting a reasonable assessment , okay , on what 's that going to do . |
| 21 | Well I would have thought that if there was to be some assessment of a reasonable expectation of development proceeding , then there ought to be some assessment of demand , and I have n't seen that yet . |
| 22 | And er and then there used to be some houses what er we did n't live in one of them but there used to be a lot of houses what used to be railings round , and there used to be steps and you 'd go down the steps , into the And they used to c they used to live downstairs and then well of course when you 're in the house in the side the room they used to have another flight of steps to come upstairs to a l a front room or a lounge or whatever you mind to call it . |
| 23 | Yes there used to be her son , and there used to be me , and there used to be a a girl name Edith right , and there used to be her sister , Ethel right , and then there used to be another young girl named Clara . |
| 24 | Oh and then there used to be another old fellow come here , they called him . |
| 25 | And then there used to be old Tom and Mary . |
| 26 | If anyone claims to be making a factual statement , then they ought to be able to state what observations would be relevant to determining the truth or falsity of that statement . |
| 27 | From there they ought to be able to gain a better notion of Balliol 's intentions . |
| 28 | That used to be all stage you know not pictures then it used to be all stage . |
| 29 | Oh oh yes yes the union did erm get that er sorted out you know , and er and then when the buses began to run it made it easier for those worked in Willenhall and er and it just be about threepence of fourpence in our money go there then , but erm and then the hours were altered you see , eight o'clock and finish at six o'clock and er and then it used to be seven to seven you see . |
| 30 | Accordingly I ought to be able to say that at this stage his comments seem to me beside the point , or more exactly in excess of it . |