Example sentences of "[pron] should [adv] [be] [vb pp] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shock and indignation jostle for position in the following quote from a speech of the president of the Royal Society , delivered in 1978 : ‘ Ominously , voices have been raised claiming that limits should be set to scientific inquiry — that there are questions which should not be asked and research which should not be undertaken . ’ |
| 2 | This viewed criminal behaviour not as freely willed action but ( either metaphorically or literally ) as a symptom of some kind of mental illness which should not be punished but ‘ treated ’ like an illness . |
| 3 | This competence is a huge resource which should not be ignored but made explicit . |
| 4 | The Hard Copy system is provided as three stand-alone programs which should only be run when the LIFESPAN process is not running : |
| 5 | Safeguards would have to be built into the use of post-selection , pre-placement medical examinations , which should only be permitted if all successful applicants are subjected to such a medical examination . |
| 6 | The occasion of a partner leaving or joining the firm should always be taken as the opportunity to update the provisions of the agreement and , since each single provision is properly looked at in the context of the entire document , it is the whole agreement which should then be reconsidered and not simply isolated clauses . |
| 7 | This species is another of those which should always be considered as needing to be kept in pairs . |
| 8 | In this event , she should never be nagged or criticised . |
| 9 | Er fairly recently we were asked to tender for erm a new station at Rickmansworth for Crossrail and one of the prerequisites of that job , er which was a ten million pound project , er one of the prerequisites of that job , was that we should either be certificated or at least have a quality assurance erm system in place . |
| 10 | An inspection of the table reveals overlaps between the three trends , and clearly they should not be seen as mutually exclusive . |
| 11 | They should not be handled or taken away if found . ’ |
| 12 | Above all , they should not be imposed and regulated by a central power . |
| 13 | Birkbeck 's study of garbage pickers in Cali , Colombia , suggests that they should not be viewed as vagrants left behind by economic development but as workers who are part of the industrial system ( Birkbeck 1979 ) . |
| 14 | These funerary items were nearly always painted by heraldic amateurs — signwriters , coachbuilders and so on — so although they provide useful clues they should not be regarded as authoritative , but of course the fact that they are not can also form part of the story the local historian has to tell . |
| 15 | As for polyunsaturated fats , these are a preferable substitute in our diet , but even they should not be regarded as totally beneficial . |
| 16 | They should not be regarded as simply a last resort , but involved in the consultation process surrounding possible action to prevent risk to employees . |
| 17 | Even if some of them come for what others hold to be a wrong reason , they should not be discouraged or their motives despised . |
| 18 | By this time in Durham one J. Bailey ( no relation ) had written that ‘ the expense of horses is now become so great , that they should not be used where it can be avoided . |
| 19 | They should not be discharged immediately they reach their target weights , but should become accustomed to eating normal meals rather than the high-energy diet necessary for weight gain . |
| 20 | However , they should not be over-used or applied anywhere near the face . |
| 21 | They should n't be informed and I think that 's wrong . |
| 22 | They should also be given and encouraged to use enforcement powers where necessary . |
| 23 | Virtually all items previously classified as extraordinary will now be charged or credited in arriving at earnings , but they should also be reclassified as exceptional and should therefore continue to be disclosed . |
| 24 | They should also be avoided if you suffer from asthma ; concentrated steam may trigger an attack . |
| 25 | They should also be briefed as to the questions they should ask . |
| 26 | ‘ In the judgment of this court , when a witness is shown to have made previous statements inconsistent with the evidence given by that witness at the trial , the jury should not merely be directed that the evidence given at the trial should be regarded as unreliable ; they should also be directed that the previous statements , whether sworn or unsworn , do not constitute evidence upon which they can act . |
| 27 | They should then be pruned and if necessary planted as cuttings . |
| 28 | Feelings do not have to be ‘ justified ’ ; they do not have to be rational ; they should never be judged as OK or not-OK , or covered up with positive thoughts and affirmations . |
| 29 | Not all these are easily or indeed ever available to outsiders , but they should still be considered as potential sources of data , bearing in mind that they are produced as by-products of social , economic , and political processes . |
| 30 | But avoid unnecessary covenants of indemnity ; they should only be given if someone is truly under a continuing liability . |