Example sentences of "should be [vb pp] [adv] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We insisted with L Detachment that toughness should be reserved entirely for the benefit of the enemy . |
| 2 | If a decision has been taken to sell or terminate an operation and the reporting entity is demonstrably committed to the sale or termination , then provisions should be made only for the direct costs of the sale or termination and any operating losses of the operation up to the date of sale or termination ; provisions for future operating losses may not be made in other circumstances . |
| 3 | He never intended that his shares should be given up for no payment . |
| 4 | No fast should be undertaken against an opponent ; it should be undertaken rather for the good of those near and dear to the person who fasts . |
| 5 | Whoever wrote the lyrics to that should be locked up for an affront to the English language . |
| 6 | Anyone who is stupid enough to try and derail a train should be locked away for a long time . |
| 7 | Pétain , he recommended , should now be put in command not only of the Left Bank , but of the Right Bank as well ; the ‘ fatigued ’ General Herr should be kept on for a while as Pétain 's adviser , then quietly ‘ limogé ’ . |
| 8 | Just as zooming should be done only for a good reason , panning is also a camera move which should be used sparingly if it is not to become visually irritating . |
| 9 | If the power should be exercised solely for the financial gain of the remaining partners the expulsion will not be upheld — as in Blisset v Daniel ( 1853 ) 10 Hare 493 , where the motive for the purported removal of Mr Blisset was rather his remaining partners ' desire to acquire his share at a low valuation as provided in the partnership deed than any misconduct on his part . |
| 10 | Below : The hard centres of such flowers as hellebores should be pressed separately for the best results . |
| 11 | Edward Cody of the AP and I once came to the conclusion that in every interview we conducted in Lebanon , a special chair should be set aside for The Plot — since The Plot invariably played a leading role in all discussions we ever had with politicians , diplomats or gunmen . |
| 12 | The committee also believes that time should be set aside for the trial disposal and subsequent recovery of radioactive waste ( which is the practice in the United States and Canada ) . |
| 13 | But do n't for one moment think that Munich should be left solely for the more seriously-minded visitor . |
| 14 | My maternal grandmother was living with us at the time , it having been decided that her flat in Highgate should be closed down for the duration of the war , and she circulated between the homes of her son and three daughters so that she could be looked after . |