Example sentences of "[pron] think i ought [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I told her I was scared to go home but I thought I ought to , and of course she said , ‘ You 'd be best to come here , then , and when you feel like it , we can phone your parents and tell them whatever you want them to know . |
| 2 | ‘ I thought I ought to . |
| 3 | Sometimes then I was a bit embarrassed by it , because I thought I ought to be a little more revolutionary , but I 've always completely loathed violence and bloodshed and every time I dived into Marxism all I could think of was Lenin shooting the anarchists . |
| 4 | It was n't vital to come but I thought I ought to . |
| 5 | I am doing this because I think I ought to and am in the position to do so . ’ |
| 6 | I so often hate him , I think I ought to for ever hate him . |
| 7 | Look , thanks for rescuing me , but if you do n't mind I think I ought to be going . |
| 8 | Erm I think I ought to be brief on this . |
| 9 | I think I ought to just come in there because , erm , I do n't know to what degree it 's appropriate to discuss erm , the er , some of the background details to the letting of contracts in public , but perhaps it 's alright . |
| 10 | The Citizen 's Advice Bureau has got a pro forma which if a person goes in and says I think I ought to be getting , I think I , I do n't think I 'm getting sufficient income support or I 'm going to apply for income support . |