Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] given [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In so doing they will be building on their earlier writing experiences which should have given them a positive view of themselves as writers who are capable of making and receiving meanings using a variety of forms depending on audience and purpose . |
| 2 | This should have given them several useful advantages , including the right to trial by jury . |
| 3 | Although Mikhailichenko should have given them a 15th-minute lead , Marseille increasingly controlled the game . |
| 4 | Evidence at the coroner 's court should have given him little confidence in the outcome , but events took an upward turn when Marion Lindo stepped into the witness box . |
| 5 | Perhaps his teacher should have given him a better word than ‘ tidgy ’ , but they both knew what they meant . |
| 6 | I wondered if we should have given him something for his information , but he seemed too dignified . |
| 7 | ‘ That she should have given him the letter a week after his arrival . |
| 8 | ‘ You should have given him your London address . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ You should have given him his present , ’ Nick said . |
| 10 | Well maybe I should have given him two weeks instead of one , but , anyway . |
| 11 | The arrival of Deacon Billingsley should have given me the satisfaction that my telephone call had been treated seriously , but I sensed this policeman was not going to offer me any satisfaction at all . |
| 12 | ‘ My God , they should have given me an Oscar . |
| 13 | But if I was integrating a sine , it would have come from a cos and the cos should have given me a minus sine . |
| 14 | We should have given her a call . ’ |
| 15 | She prospered at GSA nevertheless , coming out with the second highest marks in her final year , which should have given her a valuable travelling scholarship . |
| 16 | When he asked a police colonel who came to the scene why the elderly couple 's flat had been blown up , the officer replied : ‘ You should have given us your correct address , Comrade Ardzinov . ’ |
| 17 | should have given us the nudge . |
| 18 | Should have given us the money , money . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'll let it go this time Gatesey , but one of these days I shall have to give you what I should have given you when we were kids . ’ |
| 20 | At the end of your interview the interviewer should have given you a fairly accurate idea of the date by which a decision should be made . |
| 21 | This 28-day programme should have given you the opportunity to come to terms with your body . |
| 22 | ‘ I should have given you more time , ’ Mr O'Hara continued . |
| 23 | Or are you saying I should have given you a child ? ’ |
| 24 | Your check list should have given you some words , but maybe not in different positions , so you may need to ask your language helper for some more words . |
| 25 | I should have given you the benefit of the doubt . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I suppose I should have given you the choice before I took matters into my own hands . ’ |
| 27 | If the information had been available in the form requested , I should have given it . |
| 28 | ‘ I should have given it consideration in such a small place as Wakefield … |
| 29 | Mrs Westaway is usually very good at keeping him under control , but he must have given her the slip somehow . |
| 30 | Well if it 's something plus three , then you must have given me two . |