Example sentences of "should n't [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I should n't change a hair . |
| 32 | And when I left home for the first time , it suddenly occurred to me that there was no reason why I should n't change it . |
| 33 | Do n't get me wrong , I 'm not saying that companies should n't sponsor ballet or opera , but I think they have to not lose sight of sponsorship potential with the disadvantages as well as the anonymous giving branch , because small amounts of money to some organizations may do disproportionately more than the Scottish Opera |
| 34 | I should n't 'ave said that I suppose cos you ai n't got no friends any more , 'ave yer ? |
| 35 | ‘ Yer should n't 'ave mentioned those ovver two , ’ he grated . |
| 36 | ‘ I 'm sorry , I should n't 'ave swore , but it is a shame , none the more fer that , ’ he asserted . |
| 37 | ‘ I told 'im 'e was a no-good whoreson an' 'e should n't 'ave wasted my time in the first place , ’ Billy replied , his blue eyes blazing at the memory of it . |
| 38 | He sighed heavily , and Belinda was about to ask what was wrong — after all , they were still friends , in spite of what she had seen in the garden tonight , and her revelation of feeling should n't dictate this new reticence — when he spoke at last . |
| 39 | It is also very private , and well-meaning parents should n't delve for it , because it is so often Mum and Dad that a child dreads disappointing . |
| 40 | He has the appropriate postgraduate qualification , and his future career should n't present any difficulties . |
| 41 | This is a very straightforward part and should n't present any problems . |
| 42 | Technically this solo should n't present too many problems . |
| 43 | These problems can be resolved in several ways , however , and certainly should n't present a barrier to any user determined to get letter quality output from his word processing package . |
| 44 | I ca n't see why the ordinary housewife should n't do it . ’ |
| 45 | ( Obviously you should n't do this ! ) |
| 46 | ‘ We did magnificently but had one mad moment — the one thing you should n't do against Liverpool is to give John Barnes a free-kick in that position . ’ |
| 47 | I should n't do it again today or they 'll have the law on you . |
| 48 | He would say , ‘ How about doing that ? ’ and I 'd say , ‘ Well , I … we really should n't do that . |
| 49 | Punishments — or penalties , as I prefer to call them , because of the association of the word ‘ punishment ’ with physical retribution — show the child what he or she should n't do . |
| 50 | Although a whole fashion can not be reversed by a single book , Gurin and Bennett provide a scientific analysis of dieting and why most people should n't do it . |
| 51 | And sometimes his hand would creep a bit higher , and then when I was near fit to burst with joy he 'd stop his tickling and say : ‘ Ay , but I should n't do that , should I ? |
| 52 | ‘ For a time there were certain roles I thought I should n't do . ’ |
| 53 | It 's something a manager should n't do . |
| 54 | Consequently , she admits , ‘ There was a part of me that secretly felt evangelism was something you should n't do to your dog , let alone a friend ’ ( Pippert 1980:16 ) . |
| 55 | ‘ You should n't do that . |
| 56 | I 've told him , he should n't do it . ’ |
| 57 | He was always taking me to one side , telling me what I should and should n't do . |
| 58 | My first big act of rebellion against cultural expectations of what an Indian woman should or should n't do was when I left home in the face of family opposition to go into higher education . |
| 59 | His friend vows steadfastness in friendship , but repeats his warning : his illness came from too much study , and he should n't do it again . |
| 60 | ‘ You should n't do that . |