Example sentences of "should [vb infin] [to-vb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In such circumstances it is natural that Ministers should want to implement without undue delay policies for changes in the legal framework of the criminal law and for dealing with offenders which they may have espoused before coming to power . |
| 2 | For the moment , at least , I should prefer to rely on that process of negotiation rather than on anything else . |
| 3 | There is less reason to baulk at the term referent , although a referent is , by definition , something outside language , and although we should prefer to speak of syntactic entities in order to keep in harmony with the assumptions we have been following throughout this text ; however the latter are the linguistic correlates of what are perceived as extra-linguistic referents , and the patterns of intensional relations are exactly the same whether there is an external referent or not . |
| 4 | Those who believe that the family is a major force for good in our society should strive to move against this social trend . |
| 5 | On a practical and tactical level it suggests that groups with common aspirations should seek to engage in broadly-based political alliances to further their shared interests , through a combination of lobbying , pressure-group activity and litigation . |
| 6 | Both documents seek to identify the skills and understandings which their respective subjects should seek to achieve at different stages of schooling . |
| 7 | ( Not many calls exceed twenty seconds , but if for any reason you should need to transmit for longer , you can override the cut-out by simply releasing the PTT for an instant , then pressing it again ) |
| 8 | This picture goes straight to my heart ; I should like to lean against that tree between the old man and the girl and listen while the youth played . |
| 9 | I should like to attend on 9 May , and look forward to the evening 's entertainment very much . |
| 10 | What I should like to do in this essay is to challenge this assumption . |
| 11 | I do not want to take too long , but I should like to refer to some of the points made by the Member for Newham , North-East ( Mr. Leighton ) . |
| 12 | I should like to hear from social workers with experience of working with children and young adults with Dubowitz Syndrome . |
| 13 | I should like to recommend to those readers who would not normally glance at your Sport supplement on a Monday , to make a point of doing so . |
| 14 | I should like to check on that before replying specifically to my hon. Friend , but I will certainly write to him . |
| 15 | I should like to know for certain how … |
| 16 | I should like to reply to more of what was said by the hon. Member for Sedgefield when he opened the debate . |
| 17 | In this chapter , I should like to look at some of the ‘ social meanings ’ we give to arts and science today . |
| 18 | This is the level at which the focus should begin to shift from isolated language items to the real use of those items to convey a message . |
| 19 | Once a CFE treaty was signed talks should begin to build on additional measures including ones to limit manpower in Europe ; a commitment would be given at the time of signature of the CFE treaty concerning the manpower levels of a unified Germany . |
| 20 | If you should decide to concentrate on one particular nursing specialty then you will probably want to undertake a clinical nursing studies course . |
| 21 | Has a distinctly angular way of holding its neck , which alone should suffice to distinguish from any other woodpecker seen against the light . |
| 22 | When choosing a bow you should try to acquire above all others the mountain bow of Ghazna . |
| 23 | The council of ministers agreed in June 1980 that the community should try to meet about three-quarters of electricity demand from solid fuel and nuclear power . |
| 24 | So you should try to exercise between 70 per cent ( 132bpm ) and 85 per cent ( 160bpm ) of MHR . |
| 25 | NHS dietician Helen Marshall did n't see why she should have to retire at 60 . |
| 26 | No one should have to live through that . |
| 27 | ‘ No one should have to live through that . ’ |
| 28 | What a pity it was that he should have to live in that depressing room . |
| 29 | What crime have we committed that we should have to live in this way ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Well , it 's never made sense to me , why human beings should have to live like that . |