Example sentences of "should have been [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tommy , that again should 've been blue . |
| 2 | That should 've been automatic , ni November ninety three . |
| 3 | Where he found the energy — Anyway , this poor child , only nineteen she was ( he should 've been ashamed of himself and him a man of forty ) — if she 'd only come to me at the start ! |
| 4 | It 's my fault really , cos the window should 've been open . |
| 5 | erm the other view , of course , is that medicine should have become much more scientific and that these almost old wives remedies should have been disgraced and discontinued . |
| 6 | She made it sound as if the two things should have been similar . |
| 7 | It should have been anthemic instead of light and poppy . |
| 8 | But either way we should have been consistent and we apologise for confusing at least one of you . |
| 9 | " I should have been honest with that child this morning . " |
| 10 | The G M B's got a long record of joining forces with others which has proved to be successful , but if we 're gon na be honest , it 's always been recognized that we would be the predominant union and yes Apex members we should have been honest with you at the time of merger , because it 's quite clear you was gon na lose your identity to at least to some extent and we should have been honest about that . |
| 11 | The G M B's got a long record of joining forces with others which has proved to be successful , but if we 're gon na be honest , it 's always been recognized that we would be the predominant union and yes Apex members we should have been honest with you at the time of merger , because it 's quite clear you was gon na lose your identity to at least to some extent and we should have been honest about that . |
| 12 | At that range it was impossible to distinguish details — but the royal standard should have been visible and was not . |
| 13 | However , Moeri says that , with his system , the explosion should have been impossible . |
| 14 | TVR has pulled off what should have been impossible . |
| 15 | ‘ December , which should have been awful , was almost hectic in some places , ’ Hill says . |
| 16 | Rory should have been relieved . |
| 17 | The SSFA said the cash flow problems of the salmon farmers inside the fishing and harvesting exclusion zone should have been relieved by the £1 million bridging fund set up by the Scottish Office . |
| 18 | Mind you , if they had Lloyd Allen as a client , they should have been used to anything . |
| 19 | By mid 1994 every person in the Company should have been involved with an important and meaningful piece of TOP improvement activity . |
| 20 | Several needed help from lifeboat crews , who say they should have been involved in the safety planning of the event , and man found clinging to the moorings at the Woodside landing stage and was taken to hospital . |
| 21 | In particular , it should have been apparent from an early stage that the railway would prove totally inadequate to deal with the demand generated in the Isle of Dogs , especially by the Canary Wharf project . |
| 22 | The pursuers then concluded a contract for the purchase of the house but subsequently raised an action of damages against the defenders , based on negligence , in which they averred that there were many patent defects in the house which should have been apparent to surveyors of ordinary competence exercising reasonable care . |
| 23 | In the absence of truly definitive knowledge about Jesus , it seems to us more likely , more probable , more in accord with our experience of humanity , that a man should have been married and tried to regain his rightful throne than that he should have been born of a virgin , walked on water and risen from his grave . |
| 24 | me patient should have the right sort of symptoms and should have been subject to some stressful emotional experience before the onset of the illness . |
| 25 | After recording a verdict of accidental death coroner Nicholas Gardiner said it was known that the seats should have been rear facing but he did n't think this would have affected the outcome . |
| 26 | There should have been real mountains , or no mountains at all . |
| 27 | She was too young to be away from home ; he should have been sure of her company for a few more years yet . |
| 28 | Perhaps , as Cliff Bastin remarked , ‘ He should have been prime minister . ’ |
| 29 | There should have been major expenditure on affordable provision , this would be a major factor in getting people back to work . ’ |
| 30 | I should have been pleased , I should have been flattered , and indeed I was . |