Example sentences of "should [be] [prep] an " in BNC.

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1 Perhaps a satisfactory solution would be that a signatory State should be under an obligation to publicise a positive decision not to ratify a treaty .
2 Withdrawal should be over an period of time to allow the Northern Irish time to establish a new form of government .
3 If children did visit they should be with an adult who could explain the pictures or stop them from seeing the more controversial ones .
4 It should be with an accent and without an S.
5 The water cistern will be in the roof space or in a high cupboard and should be of an approved plastic construction , clean , strong and with the seal of approval of the National Water Council .
6 That is why we think it better the change in the community should be of an evolutionary rather than of a revolutionary kind .
7 If the symbols for mem and gimmel have become differentiated for Hebrew readers during the course of their previous experience with this alphabet , these subjects should be at an advantage on both test tasks — an enhanced ability to discriminate between the two Hebrew symbols should be helpful in both cases .
8 If it is felt that incapacity should be at an end an unannounced visit to the claimant may be necessary .
9 She feels imperialized , that everything familiar to her is being disturbed , the peace is being disturbed , and that our ways of telling ( form ) and what we have to tell ( content ) are simply not something that should be on an agenda of any kind .
10 And he showed his cynical disregard for the system by suggesting that promotion and relegation should be on an eleven-up , eleven-down basis .
11 This may be an emotional experience , so trial should be on an individual basis and not within a group .
12 Rather than a shareholding , it was proposed that Wilson should be on an ‘ over-ride royalty ’ , whereby she would be paid a royalty for every record sold .
13 The union was not opposed to devolving school budgets , he argued , but it should be to an extent decided by each local authority .
14 ‘ It will be handsome when uniforme , ’ said Palladio about his houses , ‘ because a building should be like an entier and perfect body where each member agrees with the other. ,
15 ‘ I know , ’ said David cheerfully teasing her , ‘ you think a church should be like an English Gothic cathedral or a little whitewashed village church with moth-eaten Peninsular War banners fluttering from dry-rotted lances . ’
16 The note and stamp should be in an area of the invoice where it would be difficult to erase .
17 After a good night 's sleep in the spacious suites , they should be in an excellent frame of mind for the next day 's play .
18 We disagree among ourselves about much , and that is as it should be in an open society .
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