Example sentences of "should [vb infin] us to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , the de-Marxisation of their project by him and the ‘ death of the social ’ which he has announced should alert us to the doubts raised by Raymond Williams on the issue of certain types of Utopianism . |
| 2 | ( The very fact that the proposed ‘ Star Wars ’ defensive strategy of the United States involves computerised laser technology should alert us to the fact that such a defence has ominous offensive possibilities . ) |
| 3 | It is probable that we are not yet aware of the extensive use made of the river system for bulk transport at that period , but there are indications which should alert us to it , such as the wharfage on the River Ver discovered in the 1954 — 7 excavation at the Park Street villa ( Saunders , 1963 , 118 — 123 ) . |
| 4 | We have been more wary of challenging the transcultural verity of sexual categories , but in reality a minimum awareness of the evidence should alert us to the fact that though various cultures share general sexual forms , this does not mean that their content , inner structures and meanings are identical . |
| 5 | From a pedagogic point of view , the possibility of culture specificity should alert us to the fact that when we teach terms referring to discourse type and use them in discourse processing and production , we should not take for granted that each term has an exact translation equivalent . |
| 6 | Such an exhibition , and its permanent record in the lavishly illustrated new book edited by Wendy Roworth , should alert us to the rich possibilities offered by serious reassessment of the work of such a varied , complex and intellectual artist as Angelica Kauffman . |
| 7 | This should alert us to the fact that the canons are incomplete records , and that they could even overlook matters of royal concern , like Guntram 's foundation of the monastery of St Marcel . |
| 8 | Elisabeth Cook 's recent account of the ‘ Querelle des Bouffons ’ shows an extensive political dimension , which should alert us to the nature of associated rhetoric . |
| 9 | This zest should be carried into the transcendent and should bring us to the horizons of mental thought . |
| 10 | Before we se now hopefully it should bring us to about four o'clock . |
| 11 | You might think this a true conversation-stopper but the Queen has a comeback : ‘ I should like us to be friends . ’ |
| 12 | 'T IS pity , that this passion alone should set us to Rhyming . |
| 13 | Increased understanding of the burdens which they carry should lead us to greater awareness of the strain under which they are so often put . |
| 14 | But this conclusion should lead us to an accommodation between dualism and monism rather than the rejection of one in favour of the other . |
| 15 | Most of the major advances in the social sciences over the last two centuries , including the work of Freud and Marx , should lead us to be suspicious of any equation of importance with surface , suggesting that there are other forces both historical and unconscious which underlie this arena of language and linguistically articulated intent . |
| 16 | That may teach them a lesson for kowtowing to the Germans and it should warn us to be wary of both countries . |
| 17 | This should cause us to be cautious when we make assumptions about what children have gained from a story . |
| 18 | The brief introduction to Piaget 's ideas in Chapter 2 , and our realization that as adult readers we can not read , say , an Ordnance Survey map , a machine drawing , or art forms from cultures not our own with anything like total understanding , should cause us to be cautious and questioning when presented with these assumptions . |