Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [noun sg] should [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Something about their shape should determine whether or not they survive in that environment . |
| 2 | The most important recent book on convention , for instance , discusses conventions about which party should call back when a telephone call is disconnected . |
| 3 | He says that any cavers worried for their health should get a medical check up . |
| 4 | And virtually all contracts of employment where anybody is required to drive during the course of their work should contain that clause from an employers point of view . |
| 5 | Neither has the commanding influence in the air that guys of their size should have . |
| 6 | In the meantime , those who view the bus as a feature of their past should read this report . |
| 7 | It should be remembered that Hadley Wood tunnel and the East Coast main line was a favourite haunt of the Deltics that used it for almost all of their working life , so it is not surprising that one of their number should reappear on its familiar route . |
| 8 | ‘ Saturn is the planet of melancholics , and Renaissance philosophers discovered that the emancipated artists of their time should have the characteristics of the Saturnine temperament ; they were contemplative , meditating , brooding , solitary , creative . ’ |
| 9 | Nicholle and Janine 's body-fat ratios have been measured at up to 31.7 per cent , but women of their age should shape up at between 20-22 per cent . |
| 10 | Policy discussions at ministerial level appeared to focus mainly on the hoary old issues of which agency should take lead responsibility , ’ but finally , in 1989 , the government took a decision which was considered unthinkable only a year earlier , that is , that local authority social services departments should be given lead responsibility for community care and for all services including mental health , but with some additional controls added in the latter case , the single most controversial of Griffiths ' proposals . |
| 11 | Hence a search of its file should enable reasonably up-to-date information to be obtained on such matters as : its constitution ( the memorandum and articles , as amended ) ; its officers ; the address of its registered offices ; its issued share capital ; charges on its property ; and , in most cases , its latest annual accounts . |
| 12 | It was no wonder that the corners of her mouth should twitch upwards in her relief , she felt — though her smile became an absolute grin when , flicking a glance across at Ven , she caught his mouth twitching upwards too . |
| 13 | Initially the king was unsympathetic to Hopton 's petition , claiming that at the material time he had not been acting as a justice owing to a bureaucratic muddle over his appointment , but by December 1290 he had agreed that the money Hopton had already paid towards his fine should count instead towards a fine he had made to secure the wardship of the lands of his late wife . |
| 14 | But the unions say any member who fears he 's developed cancer becuase of his work should contact them immediately |
| 15 | The sale of his flat should raise , once the mortgage was repaid , something in the region of £20,000 . |
| 16 | What could be wrong with him , that his friend 's bowing should irritate him so , that Tommaso 's frank fond greeting of his mother should seem to him so casually proprietary , that his instant engagement in argument with his father , as he drank down the dash of grenadine cordial he was offered before they began eating , should strike such a false note ? |
| 17 | More of his scholarship should have found its way into print , but persistent illness , latterly reinforced by family tragedy , cruelly intervened and compelled his early retirement . |
| 18 | The stillness of his face should have warned her to stop , but her system was growing warm with the rising level of adrenalin flowing into it . |
| 19 | Role ‘ It is only fitting that the standard of his office should reflect his role . |
| 20 | Chlothar I even made the heinous suggestion that the churches of his kingdom should hand over one-third of their revenues to the crown . |
| 21 | It could n't be that I was right , and while I yearned to return to a certainty I already knew , I heard only my mother 's voice , insisting , on one dead note , that she knew of what life should consist . |
| 22 | No other part of your body nor any part of your clothing should touch the spade — only your ear . |
| 23 | A hot water bottle in the small of your back should help . |
| 24 | It is typical of the rampant speciesism of Homo sapiens , relentlessly poisoning the planet with its own far more disgusting wastes , that the writer of your editorial should perceive clerical inertia as a bat problem . |
| 25 | If you are married or living together as a couple , you should only make one joint claim ( any other members of your household should make a separate claim ) . |
| 26 | The style of your commentary should reflect the style of your movie . |
| 27 | If you have access to such an instrument and you suspect Hexamita infection , then careful examination of your specimen should provide the evidence you require to confirm or refute your suspicions . |
| 28 | ‘ It is a privilege ’ , wrote Allen , ‘ that the young men of our generation should have such an opportunity of bearing witness to the faith that is in them . ’ |
| 29 | Mr Helvin said that the ethos or vision of our Catholic schools was that the children should learn that the attitudes and values of our religion should imbue every aspect of our lives . |
| 30 | The online catalogue , unlike its predecessor should provide the user with the opportunity for search negotiation ; i.e. , the system should assist in the formulation of the compromised need ( Q4 ) so that the system can be searched not only more efficiently but also so that the compromised need satisfies the visceral need ( Q1 ) . |