Example sentences of "should [vb infin] [det] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The rice should absorb all the water and the chicken will be cooked through .
2 There 's no reason why they should think such a request odd — or even unusual . ’
3 Cissie seemed astonished that she should think such a thing .
4 ‘ Oh ! ’ she gasped , and unable to believe that he should think such a thing , let alone say it , she was not sure she did not lose some of her colour .
5 A full 40 per cent believed he should introduce such a measure in his Budget speech , with 44 per cent disagreeing .
6 Or again : ‘ It is suggested that teachers should consider both the test results of the APU and the assessment procedures and relate them to their own teaching aims and objectives and their methods of assessment ’ .
7 I had moved a table into a big window , for I foresaw that we should need all the help we could get from the view .
8 Curious in that with the bulk of the country 's youth taking their cultural signposts from America and the more visceral thrills offered by rock'n'roll , it seems strange that such a dated and wrinkly musical form should enjoy such an upsurge in fortunes , particularly when it faced competition from sexier young pups operating in the rock idiom such as Tommy Steele and Cliff Richard .
9 it maybe it maybe , sir , you should allocate all the housing to Selby , and we can all go home .
10 He found himself hovering for a dangerous moment between pity and fear and he fought down the pity at once , for it was not to be thought of that he should feel such an emotion for this evil being .
11 Being a sea-faring folk , it was natural that the philistines should idolise such a form , as Milton commented in Paradise Lost :
12 But when he thought back , there was no logical reason whatsoever why she should do such a thing .
13 You should do that every time .
14 ‘ There 's no reason why the same people should do all the shit work , is there ?
15 The term ‘ presentation ’ should not mislead the salesperson into believing that he alone should do all the talking .
16 And I think we we should do all the planning , do n't you ?
17 No country should carry all the blame for the round 's paralysis .
18 Although I am down , I still have my pride and dignity and so I thought it only right that I should remove all the silverware I had brought to the club from the trophy cabinet : my cycling proficiency medal , the Mitchley Majorettes runners-up trophy I nicked from their carnival float , my Winston Churchill commemorative coin and the photograph of Michel Platini and myself talking football outside Broadcasting House whilst both waiting to secure Bruce Forsyth 's autograph .
19 ‘ Nevertheless , it is strange that he should keep such a sum on current account , when he could have been earning two per cent interest . ’
20 In addition to all previous expert reports obtained or received , non-medical experts should see all the background information that you have collated including plaintiff and witness evidence , party and party correspondence where relevant , previous reports etc .
21 THE draw for the quarter-finals of the AEWHA Cup has brought together Ipswich ladies and their arch rivals Chelmsford for a local derby that should provide all the excitement and drama the two sets of supporters could wish for .
22 In the summer , the solar system should provide all the heat necessary ; at other times of the year , some ‘ topping-up ’ will be necessary and , in the winter , precautions have to be taken not only to prevent the solar part of the system freezing ( antifreeze is usually added to the water in this part of the system ) but also to prevent the whole system working in reverse which would mean that the domestic hot water cylinder was heating the solar collector !
23 Partial water changes in the region of 10–20% each fortnight , using a good quality salt should provide all the trace elements your tank needs , but a supplement will ensure a continuous supply .
24 He had found that even in Britain , where officials tended to be dismissive of the idea of a plan , people from private industry were receptive when he explained the Netherlands ' plan at a meeting : ‘ They said , ‘ Yes , we should like such a plan because it reduces our uncertainty .
25 The tenant should avoid such an obligation .
26 I am quite astonished that you should suggest such a thing .
27 For example , the choice of which among several patients should receive a scarce resource is not best tackled in the hurly-burly of political debate ; but the ethical ground rules which should guide such a choice may well be the product of such debate initially .
28 This is one good reason why every State should publish all the accident reports it raises — some other airline quite remote from the one in question may avoid a similar disaster if the details of an accident and the necessary corrective action are made available to all who care to take the trouble to read about them .
29 In deciding whether MAS should attend such a meeting , it will be important to consider whether our presence may hinder the achievement of objective ( a ) .
30 Serious Koi-keepers should have such a system installed as a matter of course , for if a fish falls sick in winter it will need to be gradually warmed up until its immune system again begins to function , and until the water temperature is high enough for medication to be effective .
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