Example sentences of "should [not/n't] have [vb pp] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should not have become a synonym for adoption . |
| 2 | I will go on to argue that the finding as to ‘ maleness ’ , though regrettable , should not have precluded a finding that there was a marriage . |
| 3 | Sheffield social services should not have pressured a foster couple into accepting difficult children , a jury said last week as it cleared the couple on charges of cruelty . |
| 4 | His mother should not have had a full ( or even half-full ) mug or one with a handle . |
| 5 | They should n't have found a single gun that day — we 'd have buried the lot if we 'd only known in time . ’ |
| 6 | A lot of people said last year that I should n't have had a factory bike , so I was happy that my early results demonstrated I was worthy of an NSR . |
| 7 | It was an obvious-looking deception , and should n't have had a hope in hell of working ; but the girls were mostly young and good-looking , and their prey were mostly out-of-towners , and as long as they kept shifting their ground the money kept on coming in . |
| 8 | It should n't have mattered a jot what Luke thought of her , but it did . |
| 9 | You should n't have taken a final reading until you left . |