Example sentences of "it should [verb] be a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I loved the song , and I think it should have been a hit , but there again the record company did nothing to promote it . |
| 2 | It should have been a problem because the personal details of Flora are meant to be secret , under the terms of a high court injunction granted in the middle of last month , Sarah is not allowed to discuss anything about her daughter with anyone , other than her legal and medical advisors . |
| 3 | It should have been a deathtrap , but it was n't . |
| 4 | It should have been a ticket to the less cheerful part of Novaya Zemlya . |
| 5 | It should have been a relief to escape from the train at Holborn but as she crossed the platform and began to mount the stairs a feeling of confusion and disorientation took hold of her . |
| 6 | It should have been a race a World champion like John Hill could easily take in his stride . |
| 7 | It should have been a flamethrower . |
| 8 | It should have been a warning to me when I noticed that none of the other foreigners was going anywhere near the wicker-basket toboggans , each with two dapper attendants . |
| 9 | It should have been a crow of triumph , but Robbie felt very far from exalted . |
| 10 | Their last meal in it should have been a kind of sacrament . |
| 11 | SIX lengths ahead , only yards to the winning post … it should have been a doddle for Irish jockey Charlie Swan . |
| 12 | It should have been a family event , something special to celebrate the centenery . |
| 13 | It should have been a bumper harvest , but since this wheat was ready to cut 2 weeks ago it 's rained virtually every day . |
| 14 | It should have been easy ; it should have been a walkover . |
| 15 | It should have been a signal to stop but was the accelerate signal . |
| 16 | It should have been a procession for Linfield after the Coleman dismissal . |