Example sentences of "should [pron] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Madonna 's long awaited multi media entertainment company Maverick , embracing film , books , TV and music publishing , signed a $60 million deal with Warner under a seven year arrangement which , should everyone be happy , can be extended to 11 years . |
| 2 | It is likely to be waterproof and windproof and there is additional protection should someone be foolish enough to fire a shot in the direction of the ferrets ' container while bolting rabbits . |
| 3 | And in a letter to Council representatives he says : ‘ I fully realise that should I be successful it will be essential I end all my involvement with Wigan . ’ |
| 4 | Should I be pleased ? |
| 5 | It might be ( and indeed I think it would be ) an improvement in our law , if a release or acquittance of the whole debt , on payment of any sum which the creditor might be content to receive by way of accord and satisfaction ( though less than the whole ) , were held to be , generally , binding , though not under seal ; nor should I be unwilling to see equal force given to a prospective agreement , like the present , in writing though not under seal ; but I think it impossible , without refinements which practically alter the sense of the word , to treat such a release or acquittance as supported by any new consideration proceeding from the debtor . |
| 6 | Why should I be jealous of Richard when I do n't want to make love to him any more ? |
| 7 | Then she tossed off a scornful laugh as she demanded haughtily , ‘ Why on earth should I be jealous of Doreen ? ’ |
| 8 | The danger of approaching whole group work by letting children first improvise in small groups and then presenting them with an issue which you hope will give them a focus is that they remain more interested in what 's going on in their group than in the supposedly unifying issue : " Why should I be interested in the corner shop being knocked down when I never use it , and anyway we 've just been burgled ? ! " |
| 9 | ‘ Why should I be interested in Martin ? ’ |
| 10 | Why should I be interested in the private lives of the doctors ? |
| 11 | ‘ Why should I be angry ? ’ |
| 12 | I was — why should I be modest — undoubtedly the most beautiful , the most renowned , the most desirable woman with whom he ever slept ( if I had any rival , it was only a strange beast I shall tell you of later ) . |
| 13 | ‘ Why should I be ashamed of writing to him ? |
| 14 | ‘ Why should I be frightened of the inevitable ? ’ she replied . |
| 15 | ‘ Why on earth should I be frightened of you ? ’ |
| 16 | ( ‘ Why should I be happy when others are miserable ? ’ ) |
| 17 | ‘ Why should I be kind to anybody after all I 've suffered ! ’ cried Miss Havisham angrily . |
| 18 | Why should I be alone ? |
| 19 | Oh you can income support but it 's not why should I be any different . |
| 20 | ‘ Why should you be worrying ? ’ |
| 21 | What other standards should you be vigilant about ? |
| 22 | Why should you be uneasy about the situation ? |
| 23 | You are a worthwhile person so why should you be nervous ? |
| 24 | ‘ Why should you be sorry ? ’ |
| 25 | Should you be successful , you will be able to pick up a bounty on each of them . ’ |
| 26 | Should you be successful in raising the required funding for your projects , then you will require specialist advice ( particularly when negotiating with the funding source ) on the financial structure of the new company , both in terms of gearing and should venture capitalists be involved , on the proportion of dilution of the equity stake held by yourselves as founder directors . |
| 27 | On 16th April 1973 the estate agents had written to the defendants drawing attention to the existence of the counter-inflationary measures then in force and concluding with the sentence : ‘ I would also confirm that should you be successful in acquiring these premises then it will be necessary for us to look to you for payment of our fees as based on the commercial scales of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors . ’ |
| 28 | Application for a grant should be made at the same time as the application for an audition in order that you can be sure of your position should you be fortunate enough to be offered a place . |
| 29 | Why on earth should you be able to cook as well ? ’ |
| 30 | Should you be lucky enough to own a ‘ filofax ’ , there are many kinds of graph paper , different coloured notepapers , and diary sheets that you can purchase to make into a comprehensive section on your new diet and health programme . |