Example sentences of "[conj] i ought to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I found myself thinking affectionately that I ought to be straightforward with him ; the English liked that . |
| 2 | I was caught in a group near the door and it took me some time to realise that I ought to be looking at the pictures , since that was why we were there . |
| 3 | Well perhaps this is a good time just to take stock and to say I know that I 'm not all that I should be and all that I ought to be , but by this time next year I 'm going to be a bit better than I am just now , in spiritual terms . |
| 4 | PAMELA : [ aside ] I have a little tincture of jealousy too , which has made me more uneasy than I ought to be , particularly in the case of Miss Sally Godfrey and my fears of what might happen when we reach London . |
| 5 | I 've told you all I know and I ought to be getting back — I 've lost two hours of work as it is . ’ |
| 6 | He behaves exactly as if I ought to be ashamed . |
| 7 | where did I , I 'm not sure whether I ought to be getting into this but I will . |
| 8 | She could not offer advice as a grandmother , despite her long experience of children ; and now her own children had ceased to confide in her ‘ because they felt that the time had come when I ought to be ‘ spared ’ every possible worry . |
| 9 | ‘ Because I 'm here , Shelley , when I ought to be tucked up at home . |
| 10 | Marianne is me ; Eleanor is me as I ought to be . |
| 11 | Paige loves to play games , and sometimes I 'm not as sharp as I ought to be . |