Example sentences of "should [adv] have [vb pp] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We should perhaps have started this indoors , but my mother is there . |
| 2 | Bridge lengths vary from three to four rigs on the Leine to an average ten rigs on the Weser and really , given the practised excellence of the crews , this last thirty-one-rig bridge of Exercise Neptune 's Gallop 1989 should not have aroused much emotion , but it did made the thirtieth of June a little bit different . |
| 3 | We ask of each person whether he did anything he should not have done such that he should be blamed for the deaths that followed , or whether he contributed to the accidents in such a way that , blameworthy or not , he should bear some portion of the damage or loss . |
| 4 | ‘ Oh , you should not have done that ! |
| 5 | ‘ I should not have done that , ’ she whispered . |
| 6 | Perhaps I should not have said that . ’ |
| 7 | She knew immediately that she should not have said that . |
| 8 | ‘ I should not have made such quick assumptions . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ You should not have made these arrangements without my approval , Adam ! ’ |
| 10 | There was no mob rule or intimidation and Mr Cranley should not have made those remarks ’ . |
| 11 | The district controller of the Portland Coastguard , Donald McDonald , said he had not been told of the trip by the canoeing group but that the sea conditions were ‘ quite favourable ’ and should not have caused any problems . |
| 12 | I do not propose to discuss that question , or , perhaps , I should not have finished this week . |
| 13 | As usual , you mention a few concerns over the Big Mac index ( April 17th ) , and I wonder if you should not have mentioned another one . |
| 14 | The rings of Saturn are indeed spectacular , but we now know that Jupiter , Uranus and Neptune likewise have rings : it is strange that the visiting extraterrestrials should not have mentioned this . |
| 15 | He should not have had that last drink or that last kiss . |
| 16 | I doubt whether I should ever have experienced such wealth and depth of love , from and for so many , had I not followed … my vocation . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ You should n't 've done that . ’ |
| 18 | She should n't have felt this sense of grief , should n't have felt betrayed , but she did . |
| 19 | I , I should n't have written that . |
| 20 | One person may feel guilty because ‘ I should n't have eaten that chocolate bar ’ while the next is suffering pangs because of some pain caused to another person . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm sorry , sir , I should n't have said that . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ You should n't have said that , Charlie . ’ |
| 23 | Then , ‘ Oh I am terribly sorry , perhaps I should n't have said that ? ’ |
| 24 | There followed a silence during which Agnes gripped the stanchion of the door and brought her chin tight into her chest , only to raise it again as she endeavoured to hear what her father was now saying quietly and with a purposeful intent , ‘ You should n't have said that , Alice . |
| 25 | You should n't have said that . ’ |
| 26 | I should n't have said that . |
| 27 | By the way , you should n't have said that about Baron . |
| 28 | ‘ I should n't have said that . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm sorry , I should n't have said that . ’ |
| 30 | I should n't have said that . |