Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [modal v] [to-vb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What happened you used to have a pin and a button and a a reel of cotton . |
| 2 | He claimed he used to hold a tie round Murray 's arm as he injected himself . |
| 3 | I should be awfully sorry if you decided you ought to get a job elsewhere where you would be sure of a good future , but I would n't hold it against you . |
| 4 | She knew she ought to get a piece about him in a national newspaper . |
| 5 | ‘ I thought you ought to have a room with a double bed , for when your boyfriend comes to visit you . ’ |
| 6 | Then as her gaze focused unconsciously on the hyacinth-coloured bedspread , she found herself remembering what Silvia had said : ‘ I thought you ought to have a room with a double bed , for when your boyfriend comes to visit you ’ . |
| 7 | . I laughed We used to have a laugh about that very often . |
| 8 | I thought they used to run a carol service . |
| 9 | Until his mother died he used to pay a routine Wednesday visit but , of course , that 's stopped now . ’ |
| 10 | Molly , Edith ( Harlow ) and I were talking about the Medauring in Germany started by Sofie Trappe , and I said we ought to form a group in England — Molly 's reaction was ‘ that 's fine Andy so long as I have nothing to do with the organisation ’ … so that year we formed the Studio Club . |