Example sentences of "[noun] should have [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is no surprise that parliament should have approved a conservative plan . |
| 2 | But to be really effective the mailing should have had a good deal more planning than this . |
| 3 | The legislative programme should have included a criminal justice Bill to prohibit conviction on confession evidence alone , to bring some consistency into a chaotic sentencing policy and to give statutory rights to the victims of crime . |
| 4 | So the coalition should have given a reasoned reply , welcoming the offer to withdraw and saying that all the other issues are open for discussion once the withdrawal has taken place and a cease-fire is in operation . |
| 5 | Prima facie , the development of a capital-goods sector should have created a vested interest in innovation in the consumer-goods industries , as well as a major new outlet for independent inventors of production machinery . |
| 6 | That some very large companies should have lost a great deal of money on their little experiment shows only how unwise their decision to pursue the technology was . |
| 7 | However , it did not resolve the crucial question : Does general relativity predict that our universe should have had a big bang , a beginning of time ? |
| 8 | In that particular case , the Community should have negotiated a common fisheries policy by the end of 1978 , by virtue of the 1972 Act of Accession . |
| 9 | On the third default , the Institute says , the trader should have to pay a refundable bond , which would be forfeited if there was a further default within 12 months . |
| 10 | I believe the government should have conducted a proper and wide review into the role and duty of auditors , not just in the area covered by these orders , but also throughout the whole of industry . |
| 11 | All ( 1991 ) Group members should have received a free copy . |
| 12 | Encamped for long spells in the Lansdowne territory Ballymena should have had a comfortable interval lead but McAleese uncharacteristically missed a penalty at either end of the first half . |
| 13 | The modernisation and enlargement should have ensured a firm foundation for Wight 's business ; however , within a decade he went bankrupt , the ownership of the mill passing to Rev William Knight . |
| 14 | Judging from last season 's performance , Wilko should have bought a decent right-back & central defender . |
| 15 | Admission procedures for the BMus in Musical Technology are also noted in the Admissions section : students should have reached a standard equivalent to Grade VII of the Associated Board examinations in any recognised instrument . |