Example sentences of "should never be [vb pp] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | This test should never be applied to silk rugs , as creasing can damage the fibres . |
| 2 | Points should never be worshipped to excess , and the unflagging zeal of bibliographical mudlarkers prodding for new ones should be mistrusted or at least treated with caution . |
| 3 | But somebody has been sent to prison , they are the sort of person who you would think of , should never be sent to prison , somebody who has diddled his firm out of a couple of thousand . |
| 4 | Tap proportioners should never be fitted to taps used to supply drinking or cooking water . |
| 5 | Mains-voltage cable should not be run on the surface of the ground and should never be attached to fences — as these can be easily blown down . |
| 6 | These jokes should never be told to your friends at Hallowe'en , on a dark and stormy night gathered round a roaring log effect electric heater , or at any other time for that matter . |
| 7 | These two terminals should never be allowed to short across , which might easily occur if you carry a PP3 in your pocket along with some coins or other batteries . |
| 8 | Bleached bodies lie beached in the full heat , revealing sights that should never be disclosed to the closest lover let alone half of Teesside . |
| 9 | Giving of yourself should never be linked to what you might hope to gain in return . |
| 10 | The elderly heart and spine should never be subjected to the tremendous effort required to move heavy furniture and equipment in order to clean under and behind them . |