Example sentences of "should not [be] [v-ing] [det] " in BNC.

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1 You should not be eating any of the grain products from last week , whether they suited you or not .
2 We should not be supporting this practice .
3 His tribute was meant for Alex and Mary McLaggan , but as he sang he half turned towards Jean , he could not keep his look away from her , and as the words enveloped her she felt herself choking in a warm cocoon , her cheeks burned unbearably , he should not be doing this , it was too much in front of so many friends and strangers .
4 I should not be doing this .
5 It is obvious that , if you can not handle these problems , you are not qualified and therefore , should not be presenting such an enterprise as an independent project . ’
6 But to be honest I should n't be eating that sort of thing anyway , so
7 All the reasons why she should n't be allowing this faded into insignificance .
8 That sounded dull and unexciting , she reflected , feeling guilty and telling herself she should n't be thinking such things .
9 There is no reason why , why the teacher and the pupil should n't be discussing this bit of it !
10 Seagal used to be a martial arts expert , so at least the stunts are worth watching , even if the principals are n't ( Seagal looks like Chuck Norris on Mogadon and LeBrock really should n't be wearing such a tight skirt ) .
11 Because i in , in theory presumably they s they should n't have been abusing their position , they should n't be gaining more because the whole point was to do it for the masses particularly , I mean if you were a Party cadre erm you should n't be getting more out of it than anybody else .
12 they should n't be taking this r wage r this wage increase .
13 ‘ It should n't be making that . ’
14 Oh goodness , you should n't be carrying that , let me help you .
15 God love her , she should n't be wearin' those on her weddin' day … ’
16 We should n't be imposing these ridiculous academic exercises on these children , said the progressive in me .
17 A well-brought-up young lady and a virgin to boot should n't be having such thoughts .
18 I think we should n't be having this kind of debate about public services .
19 When I went to the antenatal clinic for my very first check-up , this elderly doctor burst through the door , looked at me and said , " You should n't be having this baby , you should be giving it away to somebody less fortunate . "
20 Yes yes and this one is n't as bad , but I should n't be having this one at all !
21 So you should n't be having any problem with those anyway .
22 She whispered : she should n't be doing that .
23 them before you think about you should n't be doing that .
24 erm We park appallingly carelessly , some of us do it intentionally very often , some of us do it innocently or probably ignorantly , and perhaps to be fined on the spot would be a way of saving an awful lot of paperwork , an awful lot of time , and perhaps reminding people that they should n't be doing these things although I 'm always slightly worried , this is in a sense another problem , I 'm slightly worried by , by the inequity that six pounds or whatever it is will mean a lot to one person and hardly anything at all to another , and you do see some cars mis-parking again and again , and I 'm not sure that erm the instant penalty would make much difference there .
25 You should n't be doing this at all .
26 ‘ You should n't be doing this . ’
27 We should n't be doing this !
28 ‘ I should n't be doing this ! ’
29 ‘ We should n't be doing this , ’ he said .
30 I should n't be doing this .
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