Example sentences of "should [be] [adj] [coord] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 ( 4 ) Communication should be respectful and by telephone when appropriate .
2 The temperature should be dry and above all constant .
3 But given the necessary criteria , that the puzzle should be impossible but after all possible , it is hard to see how anything better could be contrived .
4 This should be minimal and in a well-designed unit all you should have to do is replace the tube every six months or so , if used continuously .
5 An order for goods should be factual and to the point .
6 It was further provided that if the parties had not agreed the rent six months before the review date , and the landlord had not made the application to the President , then any notice given by the landlord to trigger the review should be void and of no effect .
7 The specimen should be cold and in a cool room , otherwise the acetone will evaporate too quickly from its surface .
8 each publication or document sent to potential investors should be personalised or at the very least individually numbered or serialised ;
9 In the taxi , on the way home , Katherine did n't know whether she should be jubilant or in tears .
10 The words we use to describe our services should be clear and without jargon .
11 Your notes should be brief and to the point .
12 Press releases should be eye-catching and on boldly headed paper .
13 However , it is recognised that awards for comparable injuries should be comparable and in practice in an individual case the amount of the award is much influenced by the amounts of awards in previous cases in which the injuries appear to have been comparable , adjusted as appropriate in the light of the fall in the value of money since such awards were made .
14 The ears should be neat and in proportion to the head .
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