Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] ought [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We had a good Christian upbringing , and I know I ought to condemn him if that 's the case , but I do n't . |
| 2 | I mean , like you say , you ought you know you ought to buy her a talking alarm clock for Christmas . |
| 3 | Suppose I ought to tell him that should n't I ? be out and unlock the gate . |
| 4 | I suppose I ought to tell you : Swallow has a bit of a weakness where women are concerned . |
| 5 | Even though I 've got the option of not doing it , I do n't really feel I could not do it , because I feel I ought to do it . |
| 6 | Now , I feel I ought to warn you : you wo n't have quite such a good chance at the end as you would have at the front . ’ |
| 7 | I reckon she ought to share it . |
| 8 | Nose I reckon we ought to call her . |
| 9 | I think I ought to see her again — just once , to reassure myself that all the old feelings really are as dead as I believe . |
| 10 | I think I ought to remind you , all of us , the three basic principles of the National Health Service . |
| 11 | ‘ I think I ought to take you to the farmhouse to be seen to — that iss , if I can carry you . ’ |
| 12 | Because it said on the packet you 'll plant them immediately after buying and we do n't know when Aunty Gwen bought them and it might rain tomorrow as well , I think I ought to put them in while it 's fine , now |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ I think I ought to make him marry one of you even now ! ’ she sobbed . |
| 15 | Ladies and gentlemen , we just before we get on with the second part of the meeting when erm , meeting erm I think I ought to tell you that erm one of our committee members died a very short while back . |
| 16 | He said , ‘ I think I ought to tell you that I do not grieve for my mother . ’ |
| 17 | I think you ought to go I 'll get you going real quick . |
| 18 | No I think you ought to take him because then I do n't have to place a man . |
| 19 | Occasionally City police would leave a little note saying , ‘ People have been stealing rugs out of cars , I think you ought to lock yours ’ . ’ |
| 20 | Yeah I think you ought to forfeit it . |
| 21 | ‘ I think you ought to give it a try . |
| 22 | Juliet , I 'm afraid you 're not prepared for this search at all , you do n't know what you 've got into , and I think you ought to call it off right now . |
| 23 | I think you ought to get her taken off the scheme . ’ |
| 24 | I think you ought to meet them . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Well then , I 've heard about your relationship with Fanny Robin , and I think you ought to marry her . ’ |
| 26 | I think we ought to record it to , to West Hill council |
| 27 | ‘ But I think we ought to talk it over first . |
| 28 | But still , my friend , I think we ought to watch him , the three of us . ’ |
| 29 | So I think we ought to congratulate him on that . |
| 30 | Erm , I think we ought to make it very clear again , that we can now trace calls , and er , I hope the press are noting that and making as much as they can of it , because that 's the sort of thing that helps to remove malicious calls , which go which cost a lot of money , and a lot of time , and also put somebody else 's life in danger when an appliance has been called out to something that it 's not required for . |