Example sentences of "[modal v] not be [v-ing] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You should not be eating any of the grain products from last week , whether they suited you or not . |
| 2 | In other words they are being totally unfair in that process and as a result of this more people are likely to suffer as a result of fire Council and savings which are clearly er is proposed er that is Conservative review that we should not be using new money or money within the environment budget which is better stretched for all the other services , to find that other fire fighters as much as we agree they are needed when clearly there is another pot of money which was available for this service and which the other two groups have decided they will take |
| 3 | We should not be supporting this practice . |
| 4 | His tribute was meant for Alex and Mary McLaggan , but as he sang he half turned towards Jean , he could not keep his look away from her , and as the words enveloped her she felt herself choking in a warm cocoon , her cheeks burned unbearably , he should not be doing this , it was too much in front of so many friends and strangers . |
| 5 | I should not be doing this . |
| 6 | By rights , he should not be playing next week . |
| 7 | It is obvious that , if you can not handle these problems , you are not qualified and therefore , should not be presenting such an enterprise as an independent project . ’ |
| 8 | But to be honest I should n't be eating that sort of thing anyway , so |
| 9 | All the reasons why she should n't be allowing this faded into insignificance . |
| 10 | That sounded dull and unexciting , she reflected , feeling guilty and telling herself she should n't be thinking such things . |
| 11 | There is no reason why , why the teacher and the pupil should n't be discussing this bit of it ! |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't know , ’ Ellie repeated stubbornly , ‘ and you should n't be reading private notes … ’ |
| 13 | Seagal used to be a martial arts expert , so at least the stunts are worth watching , even if the principals are n't ( Seagal looks like Chuck Norris on Mogadon and LeBrock really should n't be wearing such a tight skirt ) . |
| 14 | Because i in , in theory presumably they s they should n't have been abusing their position , they should n't be gaining more because the whole point was to do it for the masses particularly , I mean if you were a Party cadre erm you should n't be getting more out of it than anybody else . |
| 15 | they should n't be taking this r wage r this wage increase . |
| 16 | ‘ It should n't be making that . ’ |
| 17 | Oh goodness , you should n't be carrying that , let me help you . |
| 18 | God love her , she should n't be wearin' those on her weddin' day … ’ |
| 19 | We should n't be imposing these ridiculous academic exercises on these children , said the progressive in me . |
| 20 | A well-brought-up young lady and a virgin to boot should n't be having such thoughts . |
| 21 | I think we should n't be having this kind of debate about public services . |
| 22 | When I went to the antenatal clinic for my very first check-up , this elderly doctor burst through the door , looked at me and said , " You should n't be having this baby , you should be giving it away to somebody less fortunate . " |
| 23 | Yes yes and this one is n't as bad , but I should n't be having this one at all ! |
| 24 | So you should n't be having any problem with those anyway . |
| 25 | She whispered : she should n't be doing that . |
| 26 | them before you think about you should n't be doing that . |
| 27 | erm We park appallingly carelessly , some of us do it intentionally very often , some of us do it innocently or probably ignorantly , and perhaps to be fined on the spot would be a way of saving an awful lot of paperwork , an awful lot of time , and perhaps reminding people that they should n't be doing these things although I 'm always slightly worried , this is in a sense another problem , I 'm slightly worried by , by the inequity that six pounds or whatever it is will mean a lot to one person and hardly anything at all to another , and you do see some cars mis-parking again and again , and I 'm not sure that erm the instant penalty would make much difference there . |
| 28 | You should n't be doing this at all . |
| 29 | ‘ You should n't be doing this . ’ |
| 30 | We should n't be doing this ! |