Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [not/n't] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | If a personal creditor of the heir has been sent into possession in order to protect his property , and has obtained an object left under trust to me , it is agreed that I ought not to be prejudiced by him in any way ; no more than if he had received that object as a pledge from the heir himself . |
| 2 | I ca n't give myself the great happiness of promising to be yours — because I am sure I ought not to ! ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I — I ought not to be telling you this , but Lady Lavinia told me she would … leave me something . ’ |
| 4 | She paused then added more seriously , ‘ Actually I ought not to be so excited . |
| 5 | But I 'm sorry , David , I ought n't to be bothering you with all this at such a time . |
| 6 | Tony in charge of services and communication , Simon in charge of policy and development , Richard in charge of resource development , and although it 's not on the script and she said I must n't to the script , I ought to mention also Samantha who has joined us as head of communications on whom , you may thank for all the sort of visuals that we 're having , and the bright idea of videoing er , our Chairman . |
| 7 | I could n't to that . |
| 8 | So I , I would n't to be drawn on that Royal Doulton was late into this cycle and it 's a little later than the publishing companies coming out . |
| 9 | I ca n't to be honest , no . |
| 10 | I said , well I ca n't to be honest with you , I said I 've got ta pay back what I bloody |
| 11 | A great writer can have , at a particular time , a pernicious or merely deadening influence ; and this influence can be most effectively attacked by pointing out those faults which ought not to be copied , and those virtues any emulation of which is anachronistic . |
| 12 | It would be a deliberate flouting of the principles of the Act , with a view to achieving a result which ought not to be sought , to embark on that course . |
| 13 | ‘ Then surely you consider that an honour which ought not to be declined , ’ he said gravely . |
| 14 | It is erm on a highway and we have to be very sensitive to the erm not treating anybody whether erm it be a member of parliament or a councillor in anyway which would not to the authorities . |
| 15 | who should make the announcement — this may involve briefing a team of management who may not to date have been informed of the transaction ; |
| 16 | She ought not to be left , and if her breathing gets worse , prop her up . |
| 17 | Judgment was given for the defendant ; the jury had found that she was not negligent and the court held that she ought not to be liable for an extraordinary act of nature which she could not reasonably anticipate . |
| 18 | She ought not to be going , but she could not help herself . |
| 19 | I 'm sure she ought not to , but you know Joanna . |
| 20 | She ought n't to be as far down river as this . |
| 21 | The Puritans had declared that Roman Catholics were ‘ dogs , swine , unclean beasts , foreigners and strangers from the Church of God ’ , who ought not to be admitted to its services . |
| 22 | But I ca n't get rid of the idea that we 've got an extra player … somebody who ought not to be here at all . ’ |
| 23 | The nineteenth century brought a new kind of search for the basis and foundation of theology itself ; a fresh attempt to bring human awareness and experience into the centre of theological study ; the forging of more specialised techniques for the literary and historical study of the Bible , techniques whose application helped to raise what were often felt to be disturbing and challenging questions about its meaning and relevance as well as about the standing and authority of established Christian doctrines ; and the sharp new question whether Christian theology itself ought not to be subsumed under some more general study of religion and religions . |
| 24 | These sorts of courses are needed by anyone who keeps animals , and you ought not to be allowed to keep animals unless you have attended such a course . |
| 25 | ‘ Mr Wormwood , ’ she said , ‘ if you think some rotten TV programme is more important than your daughter 's future , then you ought not to be a parent ! |
| 26 | A man like you ought not to be in possession of any Russian works of art ’ . |
| 27 | I think we have got a bit more confident as the Project has gone on and said to them : well really , you ought not to be buying this . |
| 28 | He said well really for some reason you ought not to be a nurse . |
| 29 | Probably a British businessman with enough money to go romping off to America on some tax-deductible crusade — heavens you were n't anybody in the Sixties if you could n't to that twice a year . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ She used not to be your friend . |