Example sentences of "i [modal v] to take " 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 wonder if I ought to take up weight-lifting . ’ |
| 3 | I happened to look in on the Private Office before going home in order to see whether there was anything I ought to take account of . |
| 4 | ‘ Perhaps I ought to take her under my wing , ’ he suggested . |
| 5 | He said , ‘ Perhaps I ought to take you home . ’ |
| 6 | I 'm twice your age , I ought to take things like this in my stride — Christ only knows it 's not the first time . |
| 7 | I expect I ought to take notes , because the other Druids will like to know all this . |
| 8 | Do you think I ought to take anything or ? |
| 9 | Maybe I ought to take a look at her family . ’ |
| 10 | I ought to take you back to your own room . ’ |
| 11 | There was Mrs Richards telling me I ought to take vitamins . |
| 12 | It broke my heart to leave , but my daughter said I ought to take my chance . |
| 13 | Oh really I ought to take my little boy for a walk |
| 14 | For example if I 'm looking at O-level history , ‘ What sorts of things do you think might be important , or what kinds of evidence do you think I ought to collect , or what issues do you think I ought to take into account ? ’ ’ |
| 15 | Now for example if I 'm looking at O level history , what sort of things do you think might be important , or what kinds of evidence do you think I ought to collect , or what issues do you think I ought to take into account ? ’ . |
| 16 | When I was older , eight or nine , I used to take a large piece of plasticine to the pictures and make what was appropriate . |
| 17 | Cherry Vanilla and I used to take care of our time when we were n't rehearsing by pretending we were rock and roll journalists — which we were n't . |
| 18 | And I used to take 'em round the pubs and put 'em up for raffles for Christmas . |
| 19 | I used to take them home on quite a number of occasions if I 'd known that they lived in the immediate vicinity . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | All your licensed premises on your area had to be checked at least once a week ( in uniform ) and the sergeant would pick you up and take you visiting these various posts , and I used to take a glass of beer . |
| 22 | When my children were very small we used to live on the outskirts of Richmond Park , where every day I used to take my eldest child for a walk , and it was here that I first began to collect horse mushrooms . |
| 23 | I used to take bass for granted , because I did n't really understand it , but having been around Sara I 've got a much deeper appreciation for the way she fits into the rhythm section and comes up with lines that move around underneath the melody . |
| 24 | There were loads of trips abroad , which there was n't a guilt thing about then , and I used to take them with both hands . |
| 25 | ‘ I used to take this lad for walks and he was forever saying ‘ Beckus my old grey mare ’ . |
| 26 | I used to take a couple of tablets an hour or so before the programme , to make sure there was no spasm during transmission . |
| 27 | I was really angry about what had happened to her and I used to take my anger out when I was in the car , driving really dangerously . |
| 28 | Yes er but I do n't think he knew what I did , I think he thought I used to take the boiling water upstairs you see int he bedroom and er I think he just thought I was sitting on it to open the womb . |
| 29 | You know , when I used to take my parcels , well I used to say to him , How much would you give me if I come and work for you ? |
| 30 | Well I used to cycle from Gedling to Apsley , me debit was at Apsley and I used to have to cycle from there to Apsley and I used to take bit of food an and bread and cheese and pieces of anything I could pick up in me pocket , and I dare n't come home till I 'd got some business . |