Example sentences of "which should [adv] have " in BNC.

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1 He ordered that January , March , May , July , September and November should each have 31 days , the other months having 30 days , except February which should normally have 29 but in leap years would have 30 .
2 The creature which should not have been came for her , clawhands jerking .
3 Further support for the view that there does not exist a principle such as Woolwich contend for is to be found in statutory provisions for the recovery of imposts which should not have been paid .
4 A long and somewhat rambling discussion followed during which the judge effectively tried to persuade the barrister that he must get up before the jury in order to say , ‘ in terms that the remark that you made was a remark which should not have been made and apologise , and you can say in terms that one of the reasons why it was a remark which should not have been made was that you had never seen the document ; you did not know what it contained . ’
5 A long and somewhat rambling discussion followed during which the judge effectively tried to persuade the barrister that he must get up before the jury in order to say , ‘ in terms that the remark that you made was a remark which should not have been made and apologise , and you can say in terms that one of the reasons why it was a remark which should not have been made was that you had never seen the document ; you did not know what it contained . ’
6 If the directors do state their reasons the court will investigate them to the extent of seeing whether they have acted on the right principles and will overrule their decision if they have acted on considerations which should not have weighed with them , but not merely because the court would have come to a different conclusion .
7 Will the right hon. and learned Gentleman have a serious look at capital allowances , especially for plant and machinery , which should not have only a 25 per cent .
8 It is no conceded that that figure included matters which should not have been taken into consideration , such as the agency quotes mark-up unquotes and the effect of V A T. Figures making allowance for appropriate deductions but also including what I 've said by Mr to be appropriate increases totalling one hundred and sixty thous one hundred and sixty six thousand two hundred and fifty pounds , are claimed on behalf of the plaintiff .
9 ‘ What appears to have happened is that the resident mixed two household substances , which should not have been mixed , ’ said the council spokesman .
10 In their view the Commission were giving Article 100A an unduly wide construction and were using it for proposals which should properly have been based on some alternative Article of the EEC Treaty , such as Article 100 or Article 235 , which required unanimity in the Council .
11 There is a need for three higher-performance machines ( Plant Records , Potting Shed , Arboretum Department ) , which should also have a higher memory specification .
12 She found herself running a comb through her hair , taking a short-hand pad and three pencils instead of the two which should surely have been enough , running a handkerchief over her dusty sandals and easing her left-hand stocking round her ankle a bit to keep the ladder out of sight .
13 Something 's come up which should n't have done .
14 And then it would all be over — this crazy situation which should never have happened in the first place .
15 As a result , the Government backed off , and the new regulation , which should never have been proposed in the first place , was ignominiously withdrawn .
16 But with only ten minutes remaining yet another slip-up handed Lawther the opportunity to make it 3-2 and set up an exciting finish which should never have been .
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