Example sentences of "[subord] i ought [prep] be " in BNC.
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1 | PAMELA : [ aside ] I have a little tincture of jealousy too , which has made me more uneasy than I ought to be , particularly in the case of Miss Sally Godfrey and my fears of what might happen when we reach London . |
2 | He behaves exactly as if I ought to be ashamed . |
3 | where did I , I 'm not sure whether I ought to be getting into this but I will . |
4 | She could not offer advice as a grandmother , despite her long experience of children ; and now her own children had ceased to confide in her ‘ because they felt that the time had come when I ought to be ‘ spared ’ every possible worry . |
5 | ‘ Because I 'm here , Shelley , when I ought to be tucked up at home . |
6 | Marianne is me ; Eleanor is me as I ought to be . |
7 | Paige loves to play games , and sometimes I 'm not as sharp as I ought to be . |