Example sentences of "[pers pn] should [not/n't] be so [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I should n't be so lazy . |
| 2 | I should n't be so busy organizing things , I 'd have time to do some nursing if I wanted to . ’ |
| 3 | I suppose I should n't be so sensitive , ’ she said dismissively . |
| 4 | You should n't be so bloody rude Gavin ! |
| 5 | You should n't be so strict with yourself . |
| 6 | ‘ Oh , Lydia , ’ said Betty again , ‘ you should n't be so unforgiving . |
| 7 | For instance : ‘ You should lose weight ’ , ‘ You should n't be so inarticulate at work ’ , ‘ You should n't pursue money as a goal ’ , ‘ You should be kinder to your mother when she phones for a long chat . ’ |
| 8 | Perhaps we should not be so ready to sneer at the Close Brethren who deny unbelievers access to their domestic table , when we often do not share our holy table with believers . |
| 9 | At the same time , a constituency should form a homogenous whole and , ideally , it should not be so large in area that its affairs can not properly be overseen by its Members . |
| 10 | ‘ It should not be so difficult a decision for him in the best interests of an organisation in which he believes and for which I know he has worked so hard . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ It should not be so difficult a decision for him in the best interests of an organisation in which he believes and for which I know he has worked so hard . ’ |
| 12 | Although royal icing should be firm , it should not be so hard that it can not be cut with a knife . |