Example sentences of "[noun] should [verb] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But tourists who want value for money should avoid buying a postcard in Bahrain or hiring a deckchair in Japan . |
| 2 | Some archaeologists , irrespective of their scepticism over Ivan Koltsov 's announcement , have expressed concern that Pravda should have shown a map of the underground areas , and that Koltsov publicly described seeing local boys playing with ancient gold goblets which they had supposedly found in the underground passages . |
| 3 | It was alleged that the accounts should have shown a turnover of £2.19m and not £23.69m and that bills of exchange for £2.39m ( referred to as the ‘ Gimco ’ bills ) , included as ‘ bills receivable ’ , should have been treated as irrecoverable . |
| 4 | It was not , perhaps , as improbable as it sounds that McCarthy should have made a target of the Army . |
| 5 | Fresden Manor should have become a centre for local children to study Roman history . |
| 6 | A new artist with this sort of deal should expect to receive a royalty rate of 10–14 per cent of the retail price . |
| 7 | Gregory should have added a second but he headed tamely over after Gary Thompson had stormed down the right . |
| 8 | It still seemed quite amazing the old traders should have chosen a route as totally inhospitable as this to make their crossing of the Himalayan barrier . |
| 9 | Miss Harker was n't just baffled , she was incensed that this chit of a girl should dare to make a fool of her in front of the whole class , but she managed to smother up her rage in tones of exasperated concern . |
| 10 | Any information provider should seek to establish a reputation as a ‘ trusted source ’ of information . |
| 11 | Parents should try to list a series of daily confrontations that evoke tantrums . |
| 12 | 17.70 The teacher 's response to written work should aim to foster a child 's confidence in the exploration of ideas and the manner of their presentation . |
| 13 | Instructors should try to provoke a discussion on this ‘ ownership ’ issue . |
| 14 | If the origin of life were a probable event by ordinary human standards , then a substantial number of planets within radio range should have developed a radio technology long enough ago ( bearing in mind that radio waves travel at 186,000 miles per second ) for us to have picked up at least one transmission during the decades that we have been equipped to do so . |
| 15 | For example , a building contractor whose company builds houses for the council should decline to become a member of the housing committee and so avoid innuendos which would otherwise follow . |
| 16 | Threat to insurers AS THE £1.1bn takeover bid by Australian Mutual Provident , Australia 's largest life insurer , gets underway for the Pearl Group , a new survey suggests that perhaps the Australians should have made a bid for a building society . |
| 17 | Pruning in the second and subsequent years should try to begin a routine or system — and only your cultivation and experience will determine this — of removing wood that has flowered in proportion to the amount and vigour of new wood that the individual plant puts up . |
| 18 | Ideally , an incentive should operate to deter a manager from creating any form of shock news . |
| 19 | After Rocastle 's early strike , Norwegian Frank Strandli should have added a second but blazed wide . |
| 20 | I think most people now agree that , with hindsight , the ITF should have introduced a wood only racket rule , with limited dimensions , the moment hints of a racket revolution appeared in the mid 1970's . |
| 21 | Jacques Tati should have made a film here . |
| 22 | Perhaps my right hon. Friend should consider introducing a law to make the exploitation of those weak and innocent people — many can not speak the language — a criminal offence . |
| 23 | Lord Denning suggested an alternative approach : the court should try to construe a contract out of all the communications passing between the parties . |
| 24 | Those responsible for the smear campaign were the self-centred old soaks who thought Punch should have remained a gentleman 's club for geriatric minds , a sort of glossy version of Alzheimer 's disease . |
| 25 | David Batty should have had a penalty . |
| 26 | I have a copy of the consortium 's report and the hon. Member for Gordon should have got a copy because it was identical to the Lothian report . |
| 27 | Businesses identified by Customs as needing to complete SSDs should have received a copy of the Intrastat Classification Nomenclature , which provides classification codes for goods to be recorded on the SSDs . |
| 28 | Anna Ford has often said that she believed that a woman should have had a role on our Election Night programmes . |
| 29 | His assistant should have directed a scene after lunch but the director returned to find things at a stand-still . |
| 30 | The news should have brought a touch of sadness to Chez Nous , Mon Repos , and their gabled , bargeboarded neighbours along Acacia Avenue . |