Example sentences of "[modal v] have [verb] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dire though the attacks on Belfast have been during the past two months , it is a sign of just how successful economic development has been that the IRA should have felt it necessary to retaliate in the way that it has . |
| 2 | On thirty seven minutes though , Paul Biddle should have made it two nil as he found himself with just the Fairmile goalkeeper to beat , but stupidly played it wide for Brian Marland , but his final pass was poor and Fairmile 's Kevin Shepherd was able to clear the ball from the danger area . |
| 3 | Asserting , what was palpably untrue , that ‘ There are probably few people in India who do not sincerely regret that you should have made it impossible for any government to leave you at liberty ’ , he handed down a sentence of six years ' simple imprisonment , pointing out — the crowning touch-that the sentence was the same as that given to the nationalist hero Bal Gangadhar Tilak , twelve years before . |
| 4 | Wyllie should have made it 13-0 , but missed an easy drop goal in front of the posts . |
| 5 | A PSDR should have made it easier to restrain the growth of the money supply . |
| 6 | The failure of the DUP to endorse the illegality of working-class loyalists , which stems from a general reluctance to break the law and an evaluation of the present situation which argues that such extreme acts are not yet justified , should have made it unpopular with working-class loyalists and to an extent it has . |
| 7 | We should have made it clear to the Media Action team not to refer callers to named staff . |
| 8 | This should have made it irrelevant to the case before him . |
| 9 | The guide should have made us all stand to attention and salute . |
| 10 | You should have kept her i' the family . |
| 11 | ‘ You should have said it all before . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I should have unloaded it first , ’ Catherine Crane said , apologetically , ‘ but I just could n't move in any direction with it where it was . ’ |
| 13 | Should have defrosted him earlier . |
| 14 | This should have given them several useful advantages , including the right to trial by jury . |
| 15 | Well maybe I should have given him two weeks instead of one , but , anyway . |
| 16 | Evidence at the coroner 's court should have given him little confidence in the outcome , but events took an upward turn when Marion Lindo stepped into the witness box . |
| 17 | Your check list should have given you some words , but maybe not in different positions , so you may need to ask your language helper for some more words . |
| 18 | ‘ I should have given you more time , ’ Mr O'Hara continued . |
| 19 | You should have charged him triple . ’ |
| 20 | You should have heard them all . |
| 21 | He received a ban some years ago for losing his temper while playing in that veritable hive of provocation known as Australian grade cricket , and this latest ruckus began , apparently , when Marcus Wight ( whose father , the umpire , Peter , should have taught him better ) proffered a few choice words of his won upon dismissing Ramprakash in the first innings . |
| 22 | Research by London Weekend Television , however , has shown that light ITV viewers , who can be expected to see a given commercial very few times , are just as likely to recognize it as those who should have seen it several times . |
| 23 | You should have seen us last Saturday . |
| 24 | Donna ( 5.0 ) interrupted saying ‘ You should have done it bigger [ for longer ] like me . |
| 25 | Oh you should have done it all . |
| 26 | The door was slammed wide , and he came at her with the speed of the vehicle that should have killed him two nights before . |
| 27 | He could have complained that they should have asked him earlier . |
| 28 | How rude of me , I should have offered you some tea or coffee . ’ |
| 29 | It 's about tonight — I should have mentioned it earlier but forgot . |
| 30 | Sanchez should have left it alone but instead his header fell to Thomas who scored . |