Example sentences of "i [modal v] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think I ought to take you to the farmhouse to be seen to — that iss , if I can carry you . ’ |
| 2 | I thought that as I 'd involved you all , to some extent , in the enquiries that were launched yesterday , I ought to inform you of the results of our search for the boy , Gerry Boden … ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I ought to throw them in the bin , ’ she told herself tetchily , casting one final plaintive glance in the direction of the telephone . |
| 4 | Well I 've written a letter which I 'll read out to you , I have n't posted it because I think I ought to read it to the meeting and get their approval erm , or otherwise , erm , Dear Miss , this is the General Secretary , W I subscription nineteen ninety two . |
| 5 | But I used to bring them in anyway , and I used to let them out the back door if the housemother came in . |
| 6 | Dressed up and I used to take them and I used to leave them in the kitchen and the the head kitchen maid er the head kitchen maid w went and took them in . |
| 7 | I used to see her in the hairdressers sometimes . |
| 8 | but I used to put it through the mincer did n't I ? |
| 9 | Oh yes , I used to save it for the garden too . |
| 10 | She was about to ask him why the party had been using the OBEX pool when , as if he could read her thoughts , he said , ‘ I used to take them to the public swimming-pool in town , but it gets so crowded that some of them used to get frightened . |
| 11 | And I used to take 'em round the pubs and put 'em up for raffles for Christmas . |
| 12 | I used to make it for the girls when they were little |
| 13 | So absorbed , or intoxicated , was it that I used to photograph it with the other hand . |
| 14 | When they give you it , they have to watch you swallow it , but I used to keep it in the back of my throat and save it up . |
| 15 | that telly was mine but I 've got a lovely picture when I used to have it in the kitchen . |
| 16 | W. P. With kids , I used to carry my gloves in my hand and without any fingers in , and I used to catch them with the gloves if they were cheeky , and if they got cheekier still , I used to take them home for a belt . |
| 17 | how I looked erm when it was , I used to roll it at the back ? |
| 18 | ‘ Doing what I can to help it off the ground . ’ |