Example sentences of "that i [modal v] 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 | I said that I used to be partial to them when I smoked . |
5 | Remember that I used to be very well known for sports shots . |
6 | ‘ And another thing that 's changed is that I used to be wary of getting into certain types of music , for fear they would show up in my playing ; these days , though , I figure that listening to just about anything is cool . |
7 | For instance , I do n't want people to know that I used to be a drummer . ’ |
8 | For instance , I do n't want people to know that I used to be a drummer . ’ |
9 | I 'm old , I know I 'm old and I ca n't do all the things that I used to be able to do . |