Example sentences of "should not be [verb] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is obvious that a patent should not be granted for anything which is not new , which is already in the public domain , otherwise the grant of the patent could make illegal an act which was previously legal . |
| 2 | It thus seems significant that there appears to have been a rumour that Edmund was in some way responsible for the death of Cnut 's father , after issuing a vain warning that tribute should not be levied from his church 's lands . |
| 3 | While too much emphasis should not be placed upon it , intelligence pointed to the offensive capacity of North Korea being strengthened . |
| 4 | He said that Pennethorne could not claim ‘ as of right , employment as the architect of the New Public Offices ’ but he should not be deprived of his surveying work . |
| 5 | The gingerbread should not be robbed of its gilt and yet this is what happens whenever hot news about impending changes turns into the cold gruel of daily management . |
| 6 | If Labour councils had listened to the advice of the Audit Commission , if historically they had collected rents , rates and the community charge , we should not be faced with our present difficulties over local government finance . |
| 7 | Publishing the prices once the sales are completed also raises problems of commercial confidentiality because the companies involved may be concerned that the price they paid for a business should not be revealed to their competitors . |
| 8 | Children like to make models or collage pictures of their home , and the enjoyment of the activity should not be lost to our concern for form and detail . |
| 9 | Mutiny by the men , and what could a Petty Officer do if the Ministry in Moscow determined that the sailors of the Storozhevoy should not be freed from their conscripted service after four years at sea , that they should serve another year , what could a Petty Officer to ? |
| 10 | They er they they should not be received by me . |
| 11 | Yet a year earlier the Court of Appeal decided that a different girl of ten should not be adopted by her foster parents to whom she was attached because of her birth mother 's objections that adoption would result in the loss of contact between brother and sister ( The Times , 19 February 1987 , p. 3 ) . |
| 12 | One example of such confusion is the doctrine of diminished responsibility : the idea that persons should not be punished for their actions because they were under stress . |
| 13 | ‘ The Judeo-Christian religion believes that the body should not be touched by anyone . |
| 14 | There is no legal obligation for adults to have an HIV test and you should not be tested without your consent , except in cases of extreme medical emergency . |
| 15 | Ali wanted us to meet here , ’ he said to Owen , ‘ so that we should not be seen by his little friends . ’ |
| 16 | However , despite my indignation about the ignorant handling of the ceramics section , I came away excited and deeply impressed by this show which should not be missed by anyone interested in modern art . |
| 17 | These two linked workshops explore the techniques used in ‘ Skylark ’ to devise and perform original work for the theatre , and should not be missed by anyone committed to developing their work as performers . |
| 18 | ‘ What have you to say that judgement should not be passed upon you according to the law ? ’ |
| 19 | Remember , they are poll tax payers , too , and the parks should not be closed to them . |
| 20 | He decided , however , that Maidstone should not be told of his reason for being in Naples — not yet , anyway . |
| 21 | Then , reverting to his chosen , statesmanlike stance , he added : ‘ Anyway , we should not be talking about it as if it 's just bread and circuses . |
| 22 | With patient system , her daughters helped the men to food , sliced the big loaf for them , arranged the shining vegetables and heaped bowls of glazed yellow and green earthenware , steaming and fragrant ; and then removed the dishes , stacking them quietly so that the men should not be interrupted in their flow . |
| 23 | But although Harold Wilson was in artistic matters a Philistine , he was better than the later Philistines , since he recognised that the ambit of British culture should not be controlled by his own personal predilections , and he responded with speed and generosity to applications from Jennie Lee for better support for the arts . |
| 24 | The routine should not be attempted by anyone with a heart condition or high blood pressure . |
| 25 | These clauses are merely extracts ; they are not intended to form the basis of a precedent and should not be used as one . |
| 26 | But there are four reasons why these years should not be used as anything more than points on a continuum . |
| 27 | Paraffin oil heaters , although now much improved in design for safety and ease of filling , can be a hazard for some of the frail elderly , and should not be used by them if any other form of heating is available . |
| 28 | Experience is , after all , part of the whole way in which all education happens , including RE , and it should not be associated with something particularly special or precious . |
| 29 | This reflects the Conservative government 's concern that people should not be drawn into what is called the ‘ dependency culture ’ . |
| 30 | Queen Victoria had the curtains of her train window drawn when she passed through the region so that her eyes should not be offended by its ugliness and squalor . |