Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [verb] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Th th the trouble is the government seems to go the other way , and er , when when it should be learning my opinion , lowering the age at which you receive your pension , they want to extend the age into which you have to work . |
| 2 | Deeply as she sympathized with the woman 's condition she saw no reason why the husband should be made its victim . |
| 3 | He should be watching his weight . |
| 4 | ‘ You should be wanting your assailant brought to justice . ’ |
| 5 | Please note that courses aimed specifically at overseas students should be included , but it should be indicated what group they are intended for . |
| 6 | The youngsters should be given their head , encouraged to develop their all-round skills . |
| 7 | But at the end of the day , there simply is no point in punishing criminals if you ca n't catch them , and I think it is absolutely critical that we should be devoting our attention er , to policing that catches criminals and prevents crime , and I entirely support the , the points just made about the er , initiatives within the community particularly in the schools , because I think it is absolutely critical that we er , promote a society where crime should not pay . |
| 8 | ‘ You 're twenty-seven , you 're beautiful — oh , yes you are — ’ she 'd dismissed Shannon 's laughing denial with the airy wave of a hand — and you should be sharing your life with some gorgeous hunk by now , not returning night after night to a cold and empty flat . ’ |
| 9 | Mr Dunion said , however , that the council should be using its purchasing power to influence suppliers and other organisations to produce and purchase more recycled products , especially paper . |
| 10 | This would probably cause Franks mind to be elsewhere in training , and so lead to him being uninspired — whereas he should be getting his head down and working . |
| 11 | ‘ Maybe this year is just a bit too early for me , but I should be reaching my peak in the two or three years after that — who knows ? ’ |
| 12 | With a trailer that you have not towed before , your first priority should be to explore its stability carefully . |
| 13 | Well I think you should be trying your violin for the moment . |
| 14 | Mehdi Hussaini , honorary chairman of the Racial Equality Council , Cleveland , said : ‘ It was agreed that trades unions should be implementing their race discrimination policies in a more positive light . |
| 15 | It made her feel as if she should be sharpening her sword in preparation . |
| 16 | But then again , the councils should be doing their job and checking everything is in order . ’ |
| 17 | I read when I should be doing my homework . |
| 18 | You should be listening carefully to what your body is telling you and you should be judging your pace and duration so that you finish tired and refreshed , not exhausted . |
| 19 | I have been telling them about the different sensitivity which Asian women have to their babies and the fact that you ca n't just go up to an Asian woman with the diet leaflet and say you should be giving your baby Cod Liver Oil , because 90 per cent of Asians in Wandsworth are vegetarians . |
| 20 | There 's only one issue to which you should be giving your time and energy and that has the potential to give you back far more than you could ever lose . |
| 21 | But just as no teacher would go into industry and tell employers how they should be running their business , so no employer would come into school to tell teachers how to teach . |
| 22 | The leader of the council , Robert Gould , said later he accepted that the 1.5 per cent pay increase was totally unrealistic , but said the unions should be directing their anger at the Conservative Government , which was to blame for the situation . |
| 23 | Sir , — The person who wrote the letter headed ‘ Ugly anti-hunt shock tactics ’ should be directing their disgust towards those people who inflict these atrocities on defenceless foxes and call it ‘ sport ’ , and not those who seek to expose it ( people who , I might add , have witnessed the animal suffering ) . |
| 24 | Norman Willis , TUC general secretary , said : ‘ At a time when unemployment rates are going through the roof , the last thing the Employment Secretary should be spending her time doing is fiddling about with holiday dates . ’ |
| 25 | But I would have said that something like cutting meat , if you 've got butchers around , it 's not something that you would be , you should be spending your time doing . |
| 26 | The aim of everyone , irrespective of weight , should be to modify their eating very slightly to maximize health benefits . |
| 27 | The jockey 's race never stops … never stalls … so far this season Richard Dunwoody has had three hundred and sixty nine rides … he should be celebrating his century of winners any day … only one man can catch him and stop him and that 's Peter Scudamore … at Wincanton this week the reigning champion came galloping back with a winning treble … |
| 28 | Hell , bands should be challenging our tolerance and expectations of how they should sound and behave , but there must be better ways than this drama-school drop-out , turgid , clumsy , aimless artwank that tip-toes far too close for comfort to being morally repugnant . |
| 29 | The Government is right to want Maastricht ratified , but it should be winning its case by leadership and statesmanship , not by hiding behind its lawyers . |
| 30 | In our marriage counselling we have met many who have a good understanding of how they should be treating their partner , but they lack the proper motivation . |