Example sentences of "we should [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I think we should dance , ’ he said . |
2 | ‘ At first we merely said he was suffering from a virus but we feel now we should clarify exactly the position with him . |
3 | On the other hand , we do n't want to get in your way , and we should clarify at the start our respective roles . |
4 | ‘ Maybe we should clarify what you mean by ‘ that way ’ , ’ he suggested , leaning towards her , the smoky smell of him oddly intoxicating . |
5 | Clearly , parents generally must welcome the news that cuddling is not only nice but necessary ; perhaps , however , we should spare a compassionate thought once more for the intellectual mothers of the thirties , whose sufferings as they tried to be ‘ good ’ mothers are now repeated in the knowledge that all their efforts only led them to be ‘ bad ’ mothers : as one of our correspondents added , ‘ Here is Bowlby , still out to make us feel guilty — about our rejection of the children we loved but were not allowed to love . ’ |
6 | We should remain concerned , too , with the welfare of that substantial minority of older people for whom ( and for whose families ) ageing has brought little joy . |
7 | So unless we are entirely convinced that there are no such organic wholes , we should remain open to the possibility that some of Moore 's organic unities are really organic wholes . |
8 | He said that although " the French did not agree to that issue initially … now we have managed to secure their agreement that we should remain in Eurodif as a shareholder in the company which enriches uranium " . |
9 | We must move the debate about animals from how much harm we should inflict to the more fundamental issue of how much good we should do . |
10 | Some scientists — and we should add hastily that they are in a small minority — feel that this is mincing words : they feel that by ‘ forever ’ we should mean an infinite number of billions of years rather than a period whose duration can be estimated . |
11 | We should mean something to each other , something more than animated objects , walking . |
12 | I would argue that what we should mean by disability representation is the dynamic between the two . |
13 | Probably we should organize it . |
14 | If multi-national companies exist and dividing frontiers against workers for their own games we should organize , cooperate and perhaps even amalgamate to resist the combat , to co to combat common problems and disputes second or third class nation will not service British workers but will undermine the nations . |
15 | If we do n't learn how to handle that particularly well , we wo n't , but I think we should assure reassure parents that schools are full of good disciplinarians and that , democracy or no democracy , classrooms are in control . |
16 | We should restrict ourselves to trying to understand , and then try to help them expand and develop what they want to say . |
17 | My personal view , and I must emphasise that I have n't discussed it with John , is that we should not be offering a general horticultural advice service to all and sundry , but that we should restrict this to areas where we have recognised expertise — Alpine & Rock Gardens , Arboriculture , Glasshouse cultivation and others . |
18 | I enjoy your company , this is where we should eat our meals , together , of course it is . |
19 | Of course , like everyone else I 'm aware of the slimming adverts on television or in magazines , and the vast amount of advice ( a lot of it conflicting ) about how we should eat . |
20 | ‘ This is a good place to sit down and a good time to sit , ’ said the Friar , ‘ for judging from the condition of the sun , we should eat a little . |
21 | In addition we should eat them raw , or as lightly cooked as possible , to conserve the high ratio of vitamins , minerals and plant protein . |
22 | Is it part of the Government 's duty to advise us all on what we should eat ? |
23 | However , with regard to the hon. Gentleman 's request that we should lift sanctions , I am afraid that he is way out of line . |
24 | The suggestion is not that we should lift the laws of libel , which would be one other possible step to take , because if we were to do so witnesses would be inhibited and the opportunity for justice would be damaged . |
25 | You think , then , that we should extend the satellite system ? ’ |
26 | So we should extend licensing and do all that is necessary to reduce the fleet enough to start to modernise it before it is too late . |
27 | Would somebody please propose in accordance with standing orders that we should extend our proceedings beyond ten thirty . |
28 | We should extend the same decency to English people who come to live in Scotland , the vast majority of whom want to integrate into the community while retaining their own distinctive national identity . |
29 | There are five reasons we should drink ; |
30 | He says that we should harness the expertise of the various agencies involved in health care . |