Example sentences of "i [vb mod] [to-vb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I ought to slap your face , ’ she grated . |
| 2 | ‘ Does this mean when I go upstairs to bed , I ought to reset my watch when I come down in the morning because it 's got out of step with the clocks downstairs ? ’ |
| 3 | It broke my heart to leave , but my daughter said I ought to take my chance . |
| 4 | Oh really I ought to take my little boy for a walk |
| 5 | I vowed to have no more to do with her but thought I ought to return her shoes and her key , so I snatched Frankie 's comic and tried to persuade him to come with me . |
| 6 | ‘ Why does everybody tell me I ought to watch my drinking when they 're all so busy watching it for me ? |
| 7 | ‘ I ought to call your bluff , ’ she muttered . |
| 8 | ‘ Do you think I ought to tell her husband ? ’ |
| 9 | Suddenly he walked back to me and said I ought to avenge my father 's death and that he could help me . |
| 10 | Mayer , upon hearing this , attacked Gilbert , screaming , ‘ I ought to cut your balls off ! ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Since you are Derek 's friends — or rather since you do n't care very much for his health and welfare I will not call you his friends but surely I ought to know your name ! ’ |
| 12 | I do n't know whether I ought to have my hair permed this week but I could n't really afford it . |
| 13 | I 'll to have your ! |
| 14 | Obviously this sense of guilt , this idea that I had betrayed a friendship , spurred me on when I got older , not only to study birds but also actively to promote their well-being and do what I could to prevent their numbers from dwindling . |
| 15 | But he urged on me that it was the Prime Minister 's particular wish that I should do anything I could to prevent its publication . |
| 16 | ‘ I used to squeeze my spots but my step-sister used to love to do it . |
| 17 | I used to miss my mother and father dreadfully when I was younger , and now I feel a certain amount of guilt that I need them so little , think of them so seldom . |
| 18 | if I needed any I , I used to ask my boss or phone up head office and say petty cash is getting a bit low I 've used a lot of stamps last week , they 'd send me up a cheque and , never any question of they 've provided us with tea and the pint of milk I use , I , I 'd bring it in with me or ask the |
| 19 | An old shepherd Harry Mason confirmed [ the ] shedding of the corn by the first combines : ‘ I used to turn my sheep out on to the corn stubble . |
| 20 | But I used to like my little Hillman Imp . |
| 21 | When I was in prison I used to grip my fingers and bite my tongue and think , ‘ Right , do n't do anything . ’ |
| 22 | And this Mr he was , he used to c he well he was collec calling f with Mr and he kept calling with me the same so I used to order my bulk in October to come in for Christmas goods . |
| 23 | My sister used to borrow from me and I used to charge her interest . |
| 24 | Mm , I used to let my when it 's tutor period , get on and do some revision work |
| 25 | To avoid this aggravation , I used to spend my weekends going for long walks by the river . |
| 26 | I mean I used to love me bingo . |
| 27 | ‘ I used to love your pictures with Ginger Rogers , ’ said Crawford lightheartedly , momentarily confusing the star with Fred Astaire . |
| 28 | I used to love his films , I did ! |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | ROS : ( Flaring ) I have n't forgotten — how I used to remember my own name — and yours , oh yes ! |