Example sentences of "[noun] should have [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | It was not , perhaps , as improbable as it sounds that McCarthy should have made a target of the Army . |
| 4 | Fresden Manor should have become a centre for local children to study Roman history . |
| 5 | Gregory should have added a second but he headed tamely over after Gary Thompson had stormed down the right . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | After Rocastle 's early strike , Norwegian Frank Strandli should have added a second but blazed wide . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Jacques Tati should have made a film here . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | David Batty should have had a penalty . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | The hon. Gentleman should have received an answer by now . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Anna Ford has often said that she believed that a woman should have had a role on our Election Night programmes . |
| 18 | His assistant should have directed a scene after lunch but the director returned to find things at a stand-still . |
| 19 | The news should have brought a touch of sadness to Chez Nous , Mon Repos , and their gabled , bargeboarded neighbours along Acacia Avenue . |
| 20 | Unix Labs ' lawyers claim that the judge came to an incorrect conclusion of law based on an incorrect understanding of the facts over whether 32V Unix should have carried a copyright notice or not . |
| 21 | USL claims the judge came to an incorrect conclusion of law based on an incorrect understanding of the facts over whether 32V Unix should have carried a copyright notice or not . |
| 22 | In addition , at least a third of the staff should have obtained a food handlers certificate . |
| 23 | This is not to deny that there may be good reasons why members of religious minorities should have sought a career in science and why they excelled in particular areas . |
| 24 | In the immediate aftermath of the tragedy , there was no reason why Connelly should not have been helpful or why Jones should have falsified an entry in his notebook . ) |
| 25 | In The Independent , Tom Sutcliffe regretted that such a fine writer as Crace should have written a novel ‘ so nullified by craft , so thwarted by a style which steadily blows against the direction in which the story wishes to travel ’ . |
| 26 | That someone who had nothing at all to do with her life should have had a hand in removing her father 's last trace in her life infuriated her . |
| 27 | The Government should have made a statement on the way in which the police national computer operates ; it should not have been necessary for me or the National Council for Civil Liberties to prise information from them . |
| 28 | That such a natural loyalist should have met a traitor 's end reflects all Edward II 's failings as a political manager . |
| 29 | ‘ Father Marr should have put a flock of sheep in the churchyard in autumn . |
| 30 | Southampton should have registered a club record seventh successive League win but failed to turn their general superiority into goals . |