Example sentences of "should have [vb pp] [pers pn] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are entitled to these benefits , they should have received them in the past , and they should have received them by law . |
| 2 | You should have seen me in the dock , man . |
| 3 | Yes , they will go , but the government should do two things , and it should have done them in the White Paper announcement ; it should have said ‘ we are proposing to get rid of all advantages for company cars in tax terms and we are proposing to make sure that people pay by paying more road tax or more petrol costs if they have high gas-guzzling cars ’ . |
| 4 | When we settled down we played some tremendous football and maybe should have sneaked it in the end . |
| 5 | It is ironic that reforms intended to increase efficiency by introducing market disciplines should have undermined them in the one sector in which they already existed . |
| 6 | ‘ I saw you struggling with it ; you should have left it in the Range Rover — I would have lifted it out for you . ’ |
| 7 | Rich , the fact is , he should have put it in the |
| 8 | GUIL : But if he gave it to me there 's no reason why you should have had it in the first place , in which case I do n't see what all the fuss is about you not having it . |
| 9 | By then , the techniques of study should have soaked you in the subjects you are studying . |
| 10 | McCarrick put them ahead in the eighth minute and they should have settled it in the 67th when Muir had a penalty saved , but Rimmer made no mistake from the spot to level the scores in the 83rd minute . |
| 11 | Should have taken it in the second half , but they could n't find the net . |
| 12 | That fat Cockney with his stupid tattoos and his jocular manner and his dirty jokes ; he should have dumped him in the canal ! |
| 13 | Should have slipped it in the erm in the oven . |