Example sentences of "[vb past] they should [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Zuwaya said they should not watch television together ; sons should not smoke in their father 's presence , nor try to wheedle or coax money from them ; and mostly they did not do those things . |
| 2 | He said they should not try to camouflage the block vote — ‘ we should not try to paint a smile on the face of the monster ’ . |
| 3 | She had complained about the waste , and said they should n't have to burn books to keep warm ; it offended her . |
| 4 | ‘ If they do n't meet the standards which the Government set they should n't have a licence , ’ he said . |
| 5 | But she never complained , nor suggested they should not go . |