Example sentences of "it should have [vb pp] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The weather was being at its most uncooperative — it was tippling down with rain when according to his forecast at briefing it should have cleared hours ago , and every single one of the navigators flying that night had been in to complain bitterly .
2 Above her , the vault seemed so high it should have had rag-clouds like Mars , but it was unearthly white .
3 You take your moistened paper it should n't be dripping wet like this , it should have had time to dry out a bit .
4 It should have read £3.99 each .
5 This I 'm pleased to say is being done , a meeting has been arranged with British Aerospace , it should have taken place on Monday er Mike was deputizing me at that meeting and I 'm waiting to see what the outcome of that meeting is .
6 The respect the government accorded them was correspondingly limited : it was significant that among the great civil reforms of the reign that of urban government should have been left until last , and that when enacted it should have concentrated power in the hands of a very narrow élite .
7 To understand why it should have attracted Nietzsche so strongly at this time , we must turn to the background of his academic specialization , and his great love for Greece .
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