Example sentences of "should [not/n't] be [adv] " in BNC.

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31 This type of open learning environment is after all standard for social workers and counsellors , and there is no reason why it should not be equally standard for teachers .
32 Indeed , this result is an irresistible inference from the acceptance of the tort of intimidation : if it is a tort by A against C to threaten a wrong to B if B continues to deal with C it is hard to see why it should not be equally tortious to inflict harm on C by committing that wrong rather than merely threatening it .
33 If , however , a Cleric of Good or Law wishes to conduct some ritual cleansing , or calls down a blessing to effect same , then this is fair role-playing and the Cleric should not be grossly penalized ; all the same , something should take an interest !
34 The other requirements are that the liquid should not attack the specimen an should not be impracticably toxic .
35 For example , the theories predict that the proton should not be completely stable but should decay with a lifetime of order 10 31 years .
36 Then Sir Geoffrey says , ‘ X , I 'm afraid you should not be here . ’
37 ‘ A man like you should not be here , you have no necessity to waste your life away here .
38 You should not be here , Holly , this is a place for filth , for criminals .
39 I really do believe that without it we would n't have got here , without that silly ring I should not be here with you now , Therese , now this moment .
40 ‘ You should not be here .
41 ‘ I should not be here ?
42 You should not be here , Miss Abbott ! ’ he shouted .
43 ‘ Your Grace , ’ Gaunt smiled thinly at his nephew , ‘ perhaps you should not be here ? ’
44 If it had not been for the circumstance of his being away , I should not be here now . ’
45 ‘ You should not be here , child , ’ he replied .
46 I should not be here .
47 They should not be thus divided .
48 BELVILLE : You should not be thus hard on my poor girl .
49 Generalisations about working-class attitudes to sexuality should not be easily drawn , precisely because it is very difficult to enter into the subjective and customary meanings .
50 Given the colonial context it should not be altogether surprising that literacy experts have rejected the use of indigenous languages to propagate education .
51 First , there is the libertarian premiss that a person 's position should not be irremediably worsened by another 's conduct .
52 The public policy issue here is that farmers should not be strictly liable for defects beyond their control , such as the long-term effects of fertilisers .
53 One of the new criteria , which would rule out Boston , New York and London as races with world record credentials , is that the start should not be further away from the finish than 30 per cent of the total distance run .
54 Children who have been victims of abuse should not be further abused by the system . ’
55 When they rise at dawn and in the twilight people should not be abroad , but at their prayers indoors .
56 Accountants should not be backward at pointing this out .
57 For all that , though , it should not be especially difficult — except when the nerves are jangling ; except when it 's this for the Masters .
58 Furthermore , the ability of the regression equation ( 3.20 ) to explain the behaviour of Y t should not be any worse than the ability of equation ( 3.19 ) to do the same .
59 I have included poultry recipes in this book , since I know that many people do not share my feelings , and that a healthy source of nutrients should not be lightly eliminated .
60 It is , of course , important to remind ourselves that the Council went out of its way , for instance , to reiterate that it was in no way contradicting Vatican I and instances of contradiction should not be lightly proposed .
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