Example sentences of "[pron] should [verb] [verb] [that] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Professionally , if I felt there was a risk I should want to know that I was clear so I was certain there was no danger of me passing anything on to a patient or a future partner . |
| 2 | I should like to say that I recognized his genius . |
| 3 | I should like to think that they evolved together . |
| 4 | But when her letter said how tasty these little organic chaps can be when placed close to carrots , peas and gravy , I should have seen that she was open to contradictions . |
| 5 | Of course it was one of their earliest records but I should have realised that they were different . |
| 6 | ‘ I should have realised that you had a personal prejudice , ’ she taunted . |
| 7 | ‘ And I should have realised that you 'd be the one who could only see the thing from one angle , ’ he retorted harshly . |
| 8 | I should have realised that you were n't a real wizard when I saw you did n't have a staff . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I should have recognised that you were a stronger character than that , and accepted your delight in the presents my father gave you for what it was — sheer , innocent pleasure . ’ |
| 10 | I should have explained that she was an intelligent woman . |
| 11 | When you put it the way you put it , I suppose I should have guessed that you had guessed . |
| 12 | Pension schemes are vital to many of our constituents , and I should have thought that they would be of equal importance to Conservative Members in Scotland , who may soon have to look to their own pension schemes although the Minister has reassured me that he may have other arrangements . |
| 13 | ‘ I should have thought that it had a hell of a lot to do with you . ’ |
| 14 | I should have thought that it was a good idea so that he could see , from time to time , individual complaints about the businesses that he has the responsibility for regulating . |
| 15 | I should have thought that it was much more sensible to make proposals from the start for both a station and a link . |
| 16 | I should have thought that it would be common ground that it is right to review such organisations from time to time to establish whether they are achieving their objectives . |
| 17 | Given that he served in Cabinet for many years , I should have thought that he would be more objective and would not simply take as his evidence two cases from the front page of the News of the World . |
| 18 | ‘ Since you had yourself a very good motive for murdering him , I should have thought that you would wish to help me identify anyone else who had . ’ |
| 19 | I should have known that she 'd be here . |
| 20 | I should have known that she 'd still be with you . ’ |
| 21 | In any case , I should have known that it would n't work . " |
| 22 | Hell , I should have remembered that she makes a habit of greeting emissaries with violence . ’ |
| 23 | I should have added that he is an absurd , self-important figure with as much charm and sophistication as your average lavatory brush . |
| 24 | ‘ But I should hate to think that I was intrusive . ’ |
| 25 | You should have presumed that you 'd get it . |
| 26 | After you have dealt with another series of confrontations around 4 and 5 April , you should begin to feel that it was all worthwhile , as you now know who to trust and what must be done to recoup your losses . |
| 27 | She should have guessed that he would try to make contact . |
| 28 | She should have known that she could n't outwit him ! |
| 29 | Meanwhile we should stop pretending that we live in a golden age of literary biography , an art form that all too frequently seems to be founded not so much on spite , as on a fundamental lack of interest in its subject . ’ |
| 30 | They should stop pretending that they are in a position — that the country is in a position — to refuse to sign the treaties . |