Example sentences of "he [vb mod] to [be] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He ought to be wearing black . |
| 2 | Consequently , Julius Caesar was dressed in Elizabethan costume because no one thought that he ought to be dressed any differently . |
| 3 | Instead of Bible teaching , he ought to be translating fine words into deeds . |
| 4 | If a prisoner serving a mandatory life sentence is to be given the opportunity to make representation to the Secretary of State concerning the length of his tariff , as in my judgment he should be , then , for those representations to be effective , he ought to be made aware beforehand of the nature of the judge 's advice . |
| 5 | Dr Spink said : ‘ He ought to be defending those who are finding it difficult to make ends meet here . ’ |
| 6 | He used to be working fourteen hours a day in the shipyards of the Loire . |