Example sentences of "[prep] his [noun sg] should [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | But the unions say any member who fears he 's developed cancer becuase of his work should contact them immediately |
| 3 | The sale of his flat should raise , once the mortgage was repaid , something in the region of £20,000 . |
| 4 | 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 ? |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Role ‘ It is only fitting that the standard of his office should reflect his role . |
| 8 | Chlothar I even made the heinous suggestion that the churches of his kingdom should hand over one-third of their revenues to the crown . |
| 9 | on appeal upheld that defendant with his handicap should have had in contemplation that he was likely to mis-hit the ball . |
| 10 | One distinguished-looking delegate , who Mark recognised as the Chairman of the British Conservative party , introduced himself to say that people with his experience should put themselves forward to serve in the European Parliament . |
| 11 | ‘ I want to know what is behind this first , ’ he snapped , ‘ because for the life of me I can not understand why a man in his position should want to take up with the likes of you . |
| 12 | Himself the child of Jewish refugees , Cantor insisted that all proceeds from his tour should go to a special fund to support the re-emigration of young Jewish refugees to Palestine . |
| 13 | Collectors ' items surely are John Cunningham 's Claret Jug , Flowers and Fruit , and Fruit with Carnations , and Archie Forrest 's overt devotion to his wife should intrigue those not devoid of humour . |
| 14 | This way of justifying a claim that someone has legitimate authority , i.e. that those subject to his authority should acknowledge the authoritative force of his directives , is not the only one . |
| 15 | At the same time a referendum on his rule should determine the extent of parliament 's legitimacy . |
| 16 | Any doubt about his attitude should have been set aside by the speech with which he accepted the leadership : |
| 17 | The local historian W. G. Hopkins once claimed that every historian worth his salt should get mud on his boots . |
| 18 | Now he is fearful for his job should Labour-run Birmingham resume control . |