Example sentences of "we should [adv] [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , we should briefly mention Simplified Planning Zones ( SPZs ) . |
| 2 | ‘ We should also allow dual citizenship in cases where a foreigner who wanted to become a German citizen would suffer disadvantages if he gave up his old citizenship . ’ |
| 3 | However , direct coercive sanctions require continuous effort , and may in fact be a rather brittle form of social control , so we should not expect dominant groups in different societies to rely wholly and simply on such crude means of retaining their power and privilege , especially where their position has long been entrenched . |
| 4 | Nobody would ever claim that a bacterium was a conscious strategist , yet bacterial parasites are probably engaged in ceaseless games of Prisoner 's Dilemma with their hosts and there is no reason why we should not attribute Axelrodian adjectives — forgiving , non-envious , and so on — to their strategies . |
| 5 | We should not collapse luxury goods production and their consumption , however , into unproductive consumption , since unproductive consumption covers a wider spectrum . |
| 6 | What this tells us is not that we should not attempt serious drama work with them , but that we need to give particularly careful thought in our planning to the appropriateness of the material . |
| 7 | The group had had numerous discussions about whether or not they should have a rotating chairperson , some people arguing fiercely that we should n't imitate male structures , that we were developing genuinely new ways of relating , conducting political discussions ; we must all learn to be more sensitive , not interrupt each other , not talk for too long . |
| 8 | but even so we would like to think that erm that we can do the design work surely for the original tender figures , er and hope that our erm our drawings and er specifications are such that erm , and our site investigations are such that we should n't have major claims appearing on on our jobs . |
| 9 | Mahmoud assured us that there would be no more problems and said if we were upset we should n't get angry but must talk to a chef . |
| 10 | Only die-hard purists will be disappointed ( and we should perhaps feel sorry for them ) . |
| 11 | That is why we need a Freedom of Information Act , why government must be more pluralistic and more decentralised , and why we should fully explore electoral reform . |
| 12 | Not that I have ever believed we should meekly accept unnecessary cruelty to animals , but having an agricultural background I have wanted to avoid taking a sentimental stance . |
| 13 | So I think we should all sing Happy Birthday to John , and it 'll be like a really good end to this bloke 's tape . |
| 14 | I mean I du n no whether it 's because they do n't want to lose votes or you know I mean they they were there sort of pontificating about we should all come little children and let's talk . |
| 15 | Well then let's fill in April , then I think we should actually make sure that we 're comfortable that is essential and th that there is overtime being worked there that could n't have be worked in the week . |
| 16 | We should therefore see private firms and public agencies as enjoying certain common features . |
| 17 | We should always consume sufficient calories to keep the metabolism buoyant . |
| 18 | If a cat is sick we should always take veterinary advice . |
| 19 | If we killed every Northumbrian , we should still have fresh troops coming against us , and Scone and Perth would have fallen . ’ |
| 20 | Without this single find in a remote country we should only have doubtful knowledge , from some remarks in Herodotus , of archaic decorative metal-work on this scale . |
| 21 | Work in a museum did not encourage the study of what we should now call ecological relationships . |