Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] should have [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm still a bit confused about erm sorry I should have brought this up at the time . |
| 2 | It does indeed , yes , sorry I should have mentioned that |
| 3 | If I 'd been fourteen years old I should have commanded one shilling , but being only twelve and a half I got sixpence . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm sorry you should have become involved in this , Charlie . |
| 5 | Furthermore , I think there is a problem for Christians today in thinking in terms of this non-gendered cosmic Christ which forms the key to her Christology ( and I am sure I should have thought this at the time when I counted myself a Christian ) . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm not sure you should have made such an attempt , ’ said the Count . |
| 7 | The Government has itself predicted that the number of Legal Aid Certificates issued this year will drop from 410,000 to 287,000 which means that over 30% of those who should have received legal aid will be deprived of access to justice . |
| 8 | On the Lord Chancellor 's own figures , over 30% of those who should have got legal aid next year will now lose it . |
| 9 | ‘ But if you were trying to keep it secret you should have made sure you bribed your porter not to talk . ’ |
| 10 | Her mouth twisted wryly ; at twenty-four she should have put all that aside , but it lingered on like a bitter legacy . |