Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [to-vb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | You go into the bedroom , checking the position of the mirrors ; none of them ought to show you to anybody in the bathroom . |
2 | Still , I thought I ought to let you know . ’ |
3 | ‘ Just thought I ought to let you know about her . ’ |
4 | ‘ I ought to let you know where to find me . ’ |
5 | Whether I ought to let you do it to me . ’ |
6 | I thought I ought to ask him . |
7 | She thought : I ought to leave him here . |
8 | BELVILLE : I ought to oblige you all I can . |
9 | In fact I 'll give my neighbours who live opposite , I do n't see a lot of them but they they are my opposite neighbours and of course the 's really I 'm on good terms with I ought to give them I 'll get them a tin of biscuits as well . |
10 | And and he said well do you think I ought to give her , you know , what about two pound a week ? |
11 | Though what I am trying to do is just explore all these possible lines of thoughts erm in a political way , alright , but they do n't work out neatly and these critics got quite excited about so I thought I ought to point them out to you but you 're quite right in pointing out that they do n't work out neatly , O K. So we 've got to , where have we got to with George ? |
12 | " I 'm sorry , Mr Grout , but I thought I ought to mention it . |
13 | ‘ When you first came in to look around I half thought I ought to mention it . |
14 | But I ought to report him ! |
15 | Because it said on the packet you 'll plant them immediately after buying and we do n't know when Aunty Gwen bought them and it might rain tomorrow as well , I think I ought to put them in while it 's fine , now |
16 | ‘ If I come across Amy Marr , surely I ought to put her in touch with the police or possibly the Bishop ? ’ |
17 | ‘ I ought to put you over my knee for that , ’ he gritted out . |
18 | Well possibly I ought to put it on my review panel and er if there 's a requirement for it . |
19 | Or perhaps I ought to say it was her spirit , since it resembled not at all any portrait that could have been painted . |
20 | ‘ Perhaps I ought to take her under my wing , ’ he suggested . |
21 | ‘ I think I ought to take you to the farmhouse to be seen to — that iss , if I can carry you . ’ |
22 | He said , ‘ Perhaps I ought to take you home . ’ |
23 | I ought to take you back to your own room . ’ |
24 | Do you think I ought to thank them ? |
25 | ‘ I just thought I ought to remind you that we 're all doomed . |
26 | I think I ought to remind you , all of us , the three basic principles of the National Health Service . |
27 | Later , I will — I ought to execute you . ’ |
28 | Perhaps I ought to fix you a drink ? ’ |
29 | I think I ought to see her again — just once , to reassure myself that all the old feelings really are as dead as I believe . |
30 | How many times did you tell me I ought to see her ? ’ |