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Example sentences of "i [modal v] to [be] [verb] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	I felt I ought to be thinking something momentous .
2	I was caught in a group near the door and it took me some time to realise that I ought to be looking at the pictures , since that was why we were there .
3	I 've told you all I know and I ought to be getting back — I 've lost two hours of work as it is . ’
4	My husband told me I ought to be getting out more , so my friend and I began to go out once a fortnight .
5	where did I , I 'm not sure whether I ought to be getting into this but I will .
6	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 .
7	I 'm young and beautiful , I ought to be kept if anybody .
8	‘ But really , I ought to be tucked up in bed now .
9	‘ Because I 'm here , Shelley , when I ought to be tucked up at home .
10	Look , thanks for rescuing me , but if you do n't mind I think I ought to be going .
11	I ought to be going there anyway .
12	I ought to be going there .
13	‘ I suppose I ought to be making tracks as well , ’ said the classics don .
14	‘ I feel I ought to be making it . ’
15	I ought to be doing more than I am .
16	I just felt I ought to be doing something and so I stuck to it .
17	That 's what I ought to be doing .
18	a lot about it and sha n't be , frankly I 'm relieved I do n't actually know a lot but when the meeting to discuss what we 're supposed to do is on December tenth yo so I 'm a bit torn cos I in a way that 's what I ought to be doing even though the welfare business in a way that 's wh that 's what I ought to be doing cos it 's entirely .
19	a lot about it and sha n't be , frankly I 'm relieved I do n't actually know a lot but when the meeting to discuss what we 're supposed to do is on December tenth yo so I 'm a bit torn cos I in a way that 's what I ought to be doing even though the welfare business in a way that 's wh that 's what I ought to be doing cos it 's entirely .
20	I ought to be used to it , but I 'm not .
21	The way I see it — if I had saved the world from a lot of boring belly dancers I ought to be congratulated .
22	‘ In fact , ’ her father cut in , ‘ if anything , I ought to be asking you to make sure that you do n't antagonise him .
23	I used to be flattered when I was about thirteen .
24	Well first of all I 'd go down Street and up Street West and up to the top of Street and there was some puddling furnaces , the new side iron works and I 'd watch those men they 'd produce wrought iron and during the process the metal boils up and I 'd have to get a big rubbling bar and rubble they 'd call rubble into a ball , there 's a little wagon put underneath the put under the wagon and off he goes to the steam hammer , now I used to be fascinated with this and Saturday after Saturday I used to go up there and watch one of the heats and as soon as they 'd finished doing they used to go into the Forge and Hammer for a drink , I mean it was such hard work so they 'd do a heat go up the Forge and Iron and come back and then do another heat when I 'd
25	When I ask him how he feels he is viewed by the medical profession these days , he replies , ‘ I used to be seen as someone who was totally way-out .
26	‘ I used to be called Shorty all through school because I am so small .
27	Oh yes , I used to be known in , in , in , in my area as the kitchen man , you know , and sort of , people used to talk in the pubs and they 'd say , oh well you know , my missus wants a new kitchen .
28	He said never been and I used to be going like this to you .
29	The fact I used to be married to Ursula is completely irrelevant . ’
30	And my little boy was he was only about three at the time and I used to be used to angry at him and my neighbour used to come in and take him .