Example sentences of "should [verb] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Should research be concentrated on topics from which an immediate use is seen , or is it possible for those who provide the funds , to take a longer view . |
| 2 | A dividend is usually paid as a percentage of the consolidated profits of Newco , but a number of points require consideration in determining how " profit " should be interpreted : ( i ) should the dividend be based on pre- or post-tax profits ( ii ) should the calculation of profit take into account any transfer or proposed transfer to reserves or to general provisions ? ( iii ) should profit include pre- or post-extraordinary items ? ( iv ) how should goodwill be treated ? ( v ) should directors ' emoluments in excess of an amount agreed with the investors be added back ? ( vi ) should profit be defined before payment or the provision for payment of dividends ? |
| 3 | ‘ Where should search be made ? ’ |
| 4 | It is a ‘ right ’ to the extent that , at the trial , the prosecution may not comment at all on the accused 's failure to answer questions and the judge may refer to it , but not adversely : the point is that in no circumstances should silence be used against an accused person . |
| 5 | Should thank be leaving Friday . |
| 6 | Clearly an index must permit access to a document by its central theme , but to what extent should access be provided to secondary or subsidiary topics considered within a document ? |
| 7 | Should change be homogeneous and centrally directed in both design and implementation or should it be heterogeneous and decentralised ? |
| 8 | It asserts most forcefully its opinion that should consent be given for the proposed development then an unforgivable error will have been perpetrated with major consequences for the Welsh coast and countryside . |
| 9 | No , they 're n they 're not represented , erm but I think we would b you know , I mean I think they , they should get be considered certainly erm dependent upon the length of service which they have put in it 's certainly something for the future . |
| 10 | Thus , for several weeks both Monty and I were relieved of any responsibility in the matter and turned our attention to other and more profitable activities ; but I was foolish in the expectation that I should long be left in peace . |
| 11 | That he should last be seen being dragged jerkily offstage by theatrical machinery , like the cardboard ship in Dick Whittington ! |
| 12 | Control to rest with the officer commanding L Detachment and not with any outside body superimposed for the purpose of coordination , the need for which will not arise should effect be given to the present proposals … . |
| 13 | Why , lawyers ask , should waste be treated differently from trade in other goods ? |
| 14 | Should love be taught in school ? |
| 15 | At what time of the year should woodworm be treated ? |