Example sentences of "[vb past] he should [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She maintained he should have got the chance to give the facts of ‘ the very complicated case ’ from his own point of view . |
| 2 | Benson declared his availability for this year 's Ireland matches and the Irish selectors deemed he should play for Munster , the weakest of the six inter-pro teams . |
| 3 | Max Jacob believed he should have been given full credit for persuading Modi to return to painting . |
| 4 | Theo the go-between was soon urgently warning Vincent that his parents believed he should have treatment and were in touch with the lunatic asylum at Geel near Antwerp . |
| 5 | He believed he should come across someone who should want his skills — he was an incurable optimist , and imagined a fortunate meeting around every corner , though how that should come about was hard to see , as he advanced farther and farther into the dark , dense trees , where even the moonlight was split into dull little needles of bluish light on the moss , not enough to see by . |
| 6 | A full 40 per cent believed he should introduce such a measure in his Budget speech , with 44 per cent disagreeing . |
| 7 | He reckoned he should have been legless after his booze-up at a nightclub and insisted that the ale must have been watered down . |
| 8 | He missed a few chances ; reckoned he should have scored a hat-trick . |
| 9 | ‘ Spot of bother ? ’ he enquired jauntily as Tweed indicated he should sit in the chair beside his desk . |
| 10 | So convincing was he that Amiram Nir , the Israeli counter-terrorism man — whose presence at the talks was even more risky — decided he should change his hair too . |
| 11 | But the wing commander sadly decided he should return to GD duties . |
| 12 | ‘ We both decided he should play in the reserves on Thursday . |
| 13 | I think he got good medical care and was kept comfortable , and God decided he should die , and I could n't prevent it . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's a fine afternoon — and early-closing day , so he decided he should take his camera along to the Tower of London . |
| 15 | Zen felt he should cover her up . |
| 16 | Out of 23 Scottish Labour MPs , 14 expressed their support for Mr Clarke , four felt he should stand down and one was undecided . |
| 17 | They clearly felt he should have taken a more manly approach to the brain tumour . |
| 18 | ‘ Many of us felt he should have had the courage to admit that the job was n't working out instead of using his reputation as England manager to negotiate a lucrative overseas contract and then leaving everyone high and dry without a second thought . |
| 19 | He was not supporting me in the way I felt he should support me . |
| 20 | When Lineker became aware of Taylor 's comments , he felt he should put his side of the argument . |
| 21 | The voice seemed familiar and he felt he should recognise it , but at first he felt it only as a persuasive force tugging at him , trying to draw him back from the comfort and welcome of the light . |
| 22 | These have something of the character and purpose of propaganda about them and they therefore need cautious exegesis , but they at least manifest the king 's view of his subjects ' expectations and in doing so reveal the model to which he felt he should conform . |
| 23 | She stood defiantly in front of him , shaking her head , trying desperately to find the words to make him realise that she was tired , due for leave , and really felt he should ask someone else . |
| 24 | Haverford felt he should ask for more particulars . |
| 25 | But — in Montini 's case there was always a but — he still felt he should try to enable the minority to vote placet on collegiality . |
| 26 | He knew he should sleep . |
| 27 | He knew he should have fired when he had the chance ; by leaving it too late , he 'd lost the advantage . |
| 28 | Harry knew he should have felt indignation at this crude evidence of Charlie and Roy Mallender pulling strings , not to mention a certain satisfaction that they thought they needed to pull them , but all he could detect within himself was a sickening clutch of fear . |
| 29 | He knew he should turn right into Longside Lane , then left down the long hill that was Shearbridge Road , then left again and up to the very top of Thorpe Street . |
| 30 | Roland knew he should tackle this piece first , but was inhibited by its formidable length and density . |