Example sentences of "i ought to [be] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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1 | I felt I ought to be thinking something momentous . |
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 | I 've told you all I know and I ought to be getting back — I 've lost two hours of work as it is . ’ |
4 | My husband told me I ought to be getting out more , so my friend and I began to go out once a fortnight . |
5 | where did I , I 'm not sure whether I ought to be getting into this but I will . |
6 | The Citizen 's Advice Bureau has got a pro forma which if a person goes in and says I think I ought to be getting , I think I , I do n't think I 'm getting sufficient income support or I 'm going to apply for income support . |
7 | Look , thanks for rescuing me , but if you do n't mind I think I ought to be going . |
8 | I ought to be going there anyway . |
9 | I ought to be going there . |
10 | ‘ I suppose I ought to be making tracks as well , ’ said the classics don . |
11 | ‘ I feel I ought to be making it . ’ |
12 | I ought to be doing more than I am . |
13 | I just felt I ought to be doing something and so I stuck to it . |
14 | That 's what I ought to be doing . |
15 | a lot about it and sha n't be , frankly I 'm relieved I do n't actually know a lot but when the meeting to discuss what we 're supposed to do is on December tenth yo so I 'm a bit torn cos I in a way that 's what I ought to be doing even though the welfare business in a way that 's wh that 's what I ought to be doing cos it 's entirely . |
16 | a lot about it and sha n't be , frankly I 'm relieved I do n't actually know a lot but when the meeting to discuss what we 're supposed to do is on December tenth yo so I 'm a bit torn cos I in a way that 's what I ought to be doing even though the welfare business in a way that 's wh that 's what I ought to be doing cos it 's entirely . |
17 | ‘ In fact , ’ her father cut in , ‘ if anything , I ought to be asking you to make sure that you do n't antagonise him . |