Example sentences of "[verb] i [vb mod] to be [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
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| 1 | Yeah well Lucy thinks I ought to be horrible to them but well |
| 2 | I know I ought to be different , but there it is . |
| 3 | ‘ Thanks , although I suppose I ought to be thankful it was n't a kiwi you likened me to . ’ |
| 4 | I feel I ought to be nice to them wherever possible . |
| 5 | It was so funny — as I walked along , rather disconsolate in the rain , at midday , I suddenly recollected it was Mayday , & knowing I ought to be bright & rejoicing I forthwith was so , at least for a time . |
| 6 | Erm I think I ought to be brief on this . |