Example sentences of "[prep] [conj] [pers pn] should have " in BNC.
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| 1 | She spoke as if she should have known about more than the dying town . |
| 2 | I WAS SAD to hear that ‘ Gaffer ’ ( Walter Mimpriss ) is dead , but sadder still that his obituary ( by John MacDougall , 25 September ) did not evoke the memory of a tall , lean , gangly man , with bent shoulders , who always looked as if he should have cow-dung on his theatre wellies , writes Marion Crouchman . |
| 3 | He felt somehow responsible for the way she was behaving , as if he should have spotted it sooner , caught on sooner . |
| 4 | The best new piece of equipment at the Royal Welsh Show this week suitable for upland farming conditions sounded as if it should have four legs rather than four wheels . |
| 5 | It looked as if it should have broken , amongst the pebbles in Adam 's bag . |
| 6 | It sounds as if it should have a K usually most words if you 're not sure and they start with a c sound put a C . |
| 7 | My head rang with that particular vibration of accidental pain , a tintinnabulating effect that always feels as if it should have preceded its cause — by way of a warning . |
| 8 | Looks as if it should have been done hours ago , if you ask me . |
| 9 | If you are going to a part of the world which is rife with certain diseases then investigate with your doctor beforehand as to whether you should have vaccinations . |
| 10 | The only source of information from this study of any possible reluctance to admit people from residential homes to hospital relates to those who were admitted and respondents ’ views on whether they should have been admitted earlier . |
| 11 | Does the Secretary of State accept that the debate on Trident in Scotland is not on whether we should have three or four boats or on the number of warheads per missile but on whether we should proceed with expenditure which , over its lifetime , could amount to £23,000 million on a useless , dangerous military white elephant ? |
| 12 | There 's no point deliberating on whether it should have happened or not . |
| 13 | If Mr X believes he can produce a better automobile , and is willing to risk his funds , he can start producing them ; he may or may not succeed , but the decision about whether he should have the opportunity to produce them is personal . |
| 14 | It gave the name of a contact point to follow up information , although some of us had reservations about whether it should have been the person who was actually quoted in the press release |
| 15 | Before I go to sleep I wonder about whether I should have said anything to him about Mr Archer and his phone calls and Ares . |