Example sentences of "[adv] i [vb mod] to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I ought to be able to work out the difference between them . |
| 2 | So now I always and so I , I 'm thinking that it might be that , that I that erm maybe you know like I used to be anxious about something like that and I used to wake up and the dream used to happen , but now that I 've double checked that I know for sure that , that I 'm safe you know for the night it does n't happen any more by cutting off possibility |
| 3 | Sometimes I used to be lonely and unhappy , but now with the baby my life is complete . |
| 4 | Accordingly I ought to be able to say that at this stage his comments seem to me beside the point , or more exactly in excess of it . |
| 5 | In general I shall recognize what is , not what ought to be ; but certainly I ought to be aware of what I am trying to do , why I want it , how to do it , whether it can be done . |