Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [conj] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first duty of the conqueror , he wrote , ‘ is to maintain his domination and to assure that it will last ; everything is good which has the effect of consolidating and guaranteeing it , everything is bad that may weaken or compromise it ’ . |
| 2 | First it is argued that where a state is relatively just one ought to support and maintain it . |
| 3 | The function of government intervention is less to tell people what they ought to like than to allow them better to achieve what they already like . |
| 4 | ‘ So it might , ’ he said , ‘ we ought to go and hunt it . |
| 5 | ‘ But in that case somebody ought to go and see him , ’ said Ianthe , remembering her own recent illness and how forlorn she had felt . |
| 6 | I looked at the two of them , ‘ You ought to go and have yourselves examined . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I still think you ought to go and have it out with him . ’ |
| 8 | I really ought to go and help them seeing as we 're . |
| 9 | I think I ought to go and put them in the dryer a bit longer . |
| 10 | And anyway , I ought to go and find my parents . |
| 11 | If the nurse neglects this part of her role the amputee may fall and injure himself or lose confidence in his ability to adapt and cope with this problem . |
| 12 | ‘ You ought to come and visit me one day . |
| 13 | Let's wait and see what happens , Kit . |
| 14 | Let's wait and see what they can do themselves . " |
| 15 | Let's wait and see what happens . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Let's wait and see what happens , ’ says Coun Williams , displaying a breathtaking blindness . |
| 17 | The South Africans have made strides forward but let's wait and see what happens . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Perhaps I ought to try and eat something , ’ he said ; ‘ to give the stomach acid something to work on . ’ |
| 19 | Do n't you think we ought to try and understand our surroundings before we try to change them ? ’ |
| 20 | I felt I ought to try and phone him at home to tip him off — if I got the chance . |
| 21 | ‘ Well , I shall be angry too if you do n't come , ’ Helen said sharply , then added more gently , ‘ I understand how you feel about him , but you ought to try and overcome your dislike . |
| 22 | ‘ I just think you ought to try and forgive yourself , ’ mumbled Daisy . |
| 23 | But , as produced in volume after volume by Freud and his successors , they are too intricate and complicated ; the interested reader must consult and consider them . |
| 24 | The physiotherapist , dietitian or hospital chaplain should explain and discuss their contributions to the total care of the patient . |
| 25 | You must stay and fight it . |
| 26 | Perhaps I must eat or drink something , but the question is , what ? ’ |
| 27 | ( If my private test convinces me that I do not want what you think I want , I assume error in your reading of me the public tests , which I must expose or leave you unanswered . ) |
| 28 | Since he is the final authority on the interpretation and enforcement of the rules , the committee members must respect and trust him . |
| 29 | He was one of those people who are instantly popular , and I felt sure he must know and relish his power over others , the power that only exceptional physical beauty can give , especially when it is allied with intelligence and strong animal magnetism . |
| 30 | You must know and anticipate your climate and be ever ready to take advantage of any spell of good weather . |