Example sentences of "should [adv] [vb infin] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The preparations for an " open-book " examination should rather consist of preparing adequate notes — possibly in swot-card form of all aspects of the work , with , perhaps , the support of marked passages in a few textbooks . |
| 2 | Generally , then , we should perhaps think of settlements being 1–2 kilometres ( ½-1 mile ) apart as the norm . |
| 3 | The Inquisitor knew that he should only think of Meh'Lindi as a wonderful , living weapon . |
| 4 | It is even arguable that we should just speak of a clannish ‘ Heraklid aristocracy ’ and not subdivide further . |
| 5 | They should not consist of invitations to comment directly on the policies of other parties in the House , for which the Prime Minister has no responsibility . |
| 6 | McDowell objects that we should not think of what is really there in the world as something whose thereness has nothing to do with our responses to it . |
| 7 | You should not think of starting to write unless and until you 've completed four crucial preliminary stages : |
| 8 | It was of vital importance that she should not think of him . |
| 9 | ‘ I should not dream of putting myself forward in any way at all , ’ said Dian Cecht . |
| 10 | Finally , it seems most plausible to suppose that this enforcement operated within very strict limits , so that we should not speak of a general power of enforcement of modus for public purposes . |
| 11 | ‘ We should not talk of things like that . |
| 12 | We can continue to represent the normal case , which corresponds to Bolinger 's referent-qualification , by either of the types of formulae : ( 6 ) Although it is relatively easy to describe verbally the second version where the adjective qualifies the property of the noun but does not in itself qualify the entity of the noun phrase , it is not so easy to suggest a simple but appropriate diagrammatic representation for it ; we may perhaps adopt a formulation as in ( 7 ) where the arrowhead representing qualification passes through the bracket into the property which is the descriptive identification resource of the noun : ( 7 ) [ ( DISTANT ) ( COUSIN ) ] We should still speak of the adjective as attributive , since it remains part of the same entity-identification as the noun ; and it is still perfectly proper to describe it as qualifying the noun syntactically , inasmuch as it marks an extension of what would be achieved by using the noun alone . |
| 13 | But suppose I had found a watch upon the ground , and it should be inquired how the watch happened to be in that place ; I should hardly think of the answer which I had before given , that for anything I knew , the watch might have always been there . |
| 14 | The framework set for the business as a whole should usually consist of two sections Part 1 : general guidelines that apply to all sectors Part 2 : specific guidelines for each function or service within each sector . |
| 15 | Look at the pictures on this page : they should give you some ideas , but you should also think of your own . |
| 16 | I think we should now talk of heads rolling along the Potomac . |
| 17 | The report recommends that up to 70 per cent of our diet should now consist of fruit , vegetables and complex carbohydrates such as pasta , potatoes , bread and other wholegrain foods . |
| 18 | I am dumbfounded you should even think of such a thing with that lovely new cream gown hanging in your wardrobe and I should have been so happy to lend you my pearls . |
| 19 | Some I suppose ; some that I should n't dream of saying ; that even I should consider ‘ shockingly vulgar ’ . |
| 20 | One should n't think of they will be er they will be harmed . |
| 21 | " Oh , I should n't think of it , if I was you , " Dada was pleased : forbidding a dangerous toy to a child , " you 'll smell too awful tonight . " |
| 22 | ‘ You really should n't speak of Doctor Shergold like that , ’ said Melissa firmly . |
| 23 | Well you should n't you should n't need of that stuff down there . |
| 24 | Well you should n't you should n't need of that stuff down there . |
| 25 | Lecture notes should never consist of many words , for the presence of such a mass of words will make the notes difficult to assimilate and understand at a later stage . |
| 26 | ‘ You may be sure , ’ said Jared Tunstall , ‘ that if ever I do go bankrupt I should certainly die of grief , or of mortification at such a turn . |
| 27 | This should ideally consist of a period in each of the different sections of a local authority legal department . |