Example sentences of "they should [vb infin] [verb] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | They should 've called him ‘ extremely thick ’ Rufus ! |
| 2 | Theodora wondered what they should have stopped him doing . |
| 3 | He is about sixty and they should have retired him years ago , but he has nowhere else to go . |
| 4 | He could have complained that they should have asked him earlier . |
| 5 | Peter had been trying to prove they should have left him behind ; it had been his father 's idea that he should go , needing the practice if he was ever to go hunting . |
| 6 | Atherton , back in the side for his first Test of the tour , battled through 41 overs to show England 's management why they should have picked him at Madras , while Blakey — brought in because Neil Fairbrother was still ill with a virus — has now made only seven runs from three Test innings and looks out of his depth . |
| 7 | Prince Charles to photographers THEY should have known he needed someone more experienced . |
| 8 | Martha Hicks , mother of his first victim , said they should have known he was ‘ deviant and destined to cause death ’ . |