Example sentences of "he should [not/n't] [verb] been " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well — if he hated the massacre , he should not have been at the battle . ’ |
| 2 | He should not have been ashamed of his grandfather , of course , but his upbringing had been pitiful , constantly on the march from one to another of a whole series of ‘ uncles ’ — there were several between his father and the solicitor — so that he had nothing stable in his life at all . |
| 3 | He should not have been allowed out under any circumstances . |
| 4 | He was seen doing so by a policeman and arrested , but it was held by the Divisional Court that he should not have been convicted , since on those facts ( even accepting that the conduct was insulting ) no breach of the peace was likely . |
| 5 | He said arrangements should have been made to actually take him to a medical officer and said he should not have been allowed to leave Comber and Newtownabbey RUC stations when he called that day . |
| 6 | Mr Harold Macmillan was admittedly fortified by an informal poll of Conservative members and notables , but it may be argued that he should not have been the sole fountainhead of advice , if it is indeed a constitutional principle that a retiring Prime Minister has no special title or status to advise on the choice of his successor . |
| 7 | Relatives say he should not have been released . |
| 8 | ‘ He should not have been put in charge of the fund . |
| 9 | Bentley was mentally deficient and many believed he should not have been held responsible for his actions . |
| 10 | Scunthorpe survived largely because Futcher thought he was offside when he was n't and Deary was when he should n't have been — his 81st-minute goal being disallowed to the despair of the home fans and the delight of those setting off across the black hills . |
| 11 | He should n't have been thinking about things like that at his age ! ’ |
| 12 | Morrissey was deeply upset by the ‘ Suffer Little Children ’ episode , but he should n't have been surprised . |
| 13 | Mr Evans was angry and he should n't have been , she had tried so hard to explain … |
| 14 | When the officers were finally allowed to see Oliver , Dr Losberne said , ‘ This is a boy who was shot this morning while walking on a farmer 's property where he should n't have been . |
| 15 | ‘ Well , he should n't have been , should he — not in firm 's time ? |
| 16 | This beggar had come in to the fitting shop , corner at the back corner , where he should n't have been . |
| 17 | And he saw this bloke you see , where he should n't have been . |
| 18 | You know , he should n't have been king . |
| 19 | Well of course the branch secretary would give all the data , information regarding that , you see , and why s as a protest why he should n't have been superseded you see . |
| 20 | By rights he should n't have been in the race at all . |
| 21 | Well he should n't have been having drinks . |
| 22 | And he should n't have been going in the woods , should he ? |
| 23 | For a start he should n't have been on the table . |