Example sentences of "[conj] should have [vb pp] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tormented by notion that should have spent holiday with Jack and Kate from next door but seven . |
| 2 | That was all that he had in mind , as Prior Robert , bewildered and displeased by what seemed to him very grudging acceptance of a duty that should have conveyed honour upon the recipient , waved Jerome imperiously to the altar . |
| 3 | ‘ Something that should have happened weeks ago , ’ she snapped . |
| 4 | On the defenders ' course Bill Koch kept his dream alive of an all-America syndicate final when his best pair of helmsmen , Buddy Melges and Kimo Worthington aboard America , defeated Koch on Kanza in the fresher breezes that should have suited Kanza . |
| 5 | Davenport had a hand in both goals , hit the post and laid on the ball that should have brought Sunderland a penalty — and Goodman his hat-trick — until referee Bill Flood decided otherwise . |
| 6 | Peru too , looked good at one time and should have led UK publishers into the Andean Pact countries , but in fact the shining path has led elsewhere . |
| 7 | The WRU could have been diplomatic and should have consulted officials from the clubs concerned after the last 16 matches to see what they wanted instead . |
| 8 | Fleischmann told me that in his opinion Jones should have declared his interest to Gajewski more explicitly , not merely that he was interested in the problem , and should have informed Gajewski of his results at that time so that there would be no ambiguity about claims for priority . |
| 9 | The government could and should have required FGD on all its old power stations but it did n't . |
| 10 | They argued that the principles he adopted had been politically motivated and should have had regard to the spending needs of each authority . |