Example sentences of "of [pos pn] [noun] should [verb] " in BNC.

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1 And virtually all contracts of employment where anybody is required to drive during the course of their work should contain that clause from an employers point of view .
2 Neither has the commanding influence in the air that guys of their size should have .
3 In the meantime , those who view the bus as a feature of their past should read this report .
4 It should be remembered that Hadley Wood tunnel and the East Coast main line was a favourite haunt of the Deltics that used it for almost all of their working life , so it is not surprising that one of their number should reappear on its familiar route .
5 When he knew of his wife 's pregnancy Ernest requested that none of their names should go into the ballot until after the baby 's birth .
6 ‘ Saturn is the planet of melancholics , and Renaissance philosophers discovered that the emancipated artists of their time should have the characteristics of the Saturnine temperament ; they were contemplative , meditating , brooding , solitary , creative . ’
7 Nicholle and Janine 's body-fat ratios have been measured at up to 31.7 per cent , but women of their age should shape up at between 20-22 per cent .
8 Hence a search of its file should enable reasonably up-to-date information to be obtained on such matters as : its constitution ( the memorandum and articles , as amended ) ; its officers ; the address of its registered offices ; its issued share capital ; charges on its property ; and , in most cases , its latest annual accounts .
9 " Your aunt has also expressed a wish that various of her friends should have some personal memento of her which they can choose from her jewellery , her books or the Chinese room .
10 It was no wonder that the corners of her mouth should twitch upwards in her relief , she felt — though her smile became an absolute grin when , flicking a glance across at Ven , she caught his mouth twitching upwards too .
11 ( Stone 1988 : 79 ) ( implies that such a question should never even have been asked , i.e. it was practically inconceivable for Socrates that one of his disciples should ask it )
12 But the unions say any member who fears he 's developed cancer becuase of his work should contact them immediately
13 As it seems to me , in principle a covenant by a third party guaranteeing the performance by the tenant of his obligations should touch and concern the reversion as much as do the tenants ' covenants themselves .
14 The sale of his flat should raise , once the mortgage was repaid , something in the region of £20,000 .
15 What could be wrong with him , that his friend 's bowing should irritate him so , that Tommaso 's frank fond greeting of his mother should seem to him so casually proprietary , that his instant engagement in argument with his father , as he drank down the dash of grenadine cordial he was offered before they began eating , should strike such a false note ?
16 A man of his abilities should go far in the Party .
17 More of his scholarship should have found its way into print , but persistent illness , latterly reinforced by family tragedy , cruelly intervened and compelled his early retirement .
18 The stillness of his face should have warned her to stop , but her system was growing warm with the rising level of adrenalin flowing into it .
19 ‘ What surprises us is that a man of his means should have such superb false ones . ’
20 Pepper v Hart centred on the amount of tax that classics master John Hart and a number of his colleagues should pay on their sons ' subsidised places at the school .
21 Role ‘ It is only fitting that the standard of his office should reflect his role .
22 Chlothar I even made the heinous suggestion that the churches of his kingdom should hand over one-third of their revenues to the crown .
23 No other part of your body nor any part of your clothing should touch the spade — only your ear .
24 A hot water bottle in the small of your back should help .
25 It is typical of the rampant speciesism of Homo sapiens , relentlessly poisoning the planet with its own far more disgusting wastes , that the writer of your editorial should perceive clerical inertia as a bat problem .
26 If you are married or living together as a couple , you should only make one joint claim ( any other members of your household should make a separate claim ) .
27 The style of your commentary should reflect the style of your movie .
28 The heels of your hands should cover the forehead , fingers extending downwards anchoring the sides of the head .
29 If you have access to such an instrument and you suspect Hexamita infection , then careful examination of your specimen should provide the evidence you require to confirm or refute your suspicions .
30 ‘ It is a privilege ’ , wrote Allen , ‘ that the young men of our generation should have such an opportunity of bearing witness to the faith that is in them . ’
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