Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] not [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I think I ought n't to spend more than about twelve or thirteen pounds on him . |
| 2 | ( ‘ I ought n't to have any , ’ said Fribble . |
| 3 | Er , I used not to do that , I used to put everything in one list , and then my home telephone was cut off one time , er , because I just never regarded the personal things as being terribly important until , you know , I do n't have to pay well over a hundred quid to get the thing fixed again . |
| 4 | I may object on a point of fact ( ‘ There are no gibbons there now ’ ) or by appealing to some other end or principle ( ‘ You ought not to put that problem off any longer ’ ) . |
| 5 | This is n't to say that you ought not to give such personal undertakings ; on the contrary , unless you have reason to distrust your client , you should be prepared to take this very small risk to facilitate completion . |
| 6 | Last night , while sitting doing my ration of embroidery , I thought of what we had been talking about — the paying guest , and have come to the conclusion that you ought not to undertake such a responsibility as you have had such a difficult time in one way and another with sickness and trouble . |
| 7 | ‘ We ought not to lose any time . ’ |
| 8 | So I both the , both those disadvantages lead me to think that we ought not to unblock this area . |