Example sentences of "should n't be " in BNC.

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1 oh alright , he 's put them down somewhere and he ca n't find them , and he thought perhaps you might of picked them up , cos you 're always picking things up you should n't are n't you ?
2 There 's no reason why they should n't be able to develop their own dishes .
3 In practice some areas of police work are unresearchable , but in principle they should n't be .
4 If research can be done in Holland and the USA , I do n't see why it should n't be done in Britain , except I suspect that some British police forces are just hostile to outsiders .
5 You should n't be on your own . ’
6 Conversely , you should n't be so far away that you can not close quickly enough .
7 In itself , this should n't be grounds for disciplinary action .
8 Leicester Square should n't be much of a problem .
9 Pendant lights , usually hanging on their own flex from a ceiling rose , are the most common form of general tungsten lighting — ideally , there should n't be just one light in the centre of a room , but two or more around the room , including over any table .
10 Bituminous mastics , applied with a trowel or putty knife , can be used for cracks in roofs , but should n't be applied in very cold weather .
11 This should n't be less than 225mm , but before deciding on a firm measurement , the same calculation should be applied to the vertical measurement , between the highest and lowest points .
12 There 's no reason why they should n't be funny or gripping even if they do n't use many words . ’
13 It should n't be too difficult .
14 Mr Shaw said that a jury 's task in awarding damages would be very difficult : ‘ It is probably a unique case , with a unique plaintiff , whom they probably felt should n't be made to suffer any more .
15 ‘ Cross breeds do produce some excellent pork , but it 's not wild boar and it should n't be sold as such . ’
16 You should n't be too hard on it . ’
17 However the Tube is not designed as anything more than a temporary tent so it should n't be expected to give normal tent performance .
18 If that is n't why he or she gets involved , the manager should n't be doing the job .
19 ‘ If you ca n't accept your partner as he is , you should n't be going out with him . ’
20 Permanently low blood pressure , meanwhile , should n't be confused with temporary hypotension .
21 ‘ I should n't be a bit surprised , ’ said Burden , spreading butter on his roll .
22 ‘ Actually , I should n't be telling you yet , but as your wife came to the station saying how worried you were I thought I 'd call in and tell you .
23 ‘ You should n't be in here , ’ Sister Cooney said .
24 ‘ It should n't be , then .
25 If you ca n't tell what is a racist film and what is not , you should n't be in charge of a festival in the first place .
26 ‘ Industry should n't be seen as the problem but as a major part of the solution to environmental improvement , ’ he said .
27 ‘ I may be against this on principle but I do n't see why I should n't be able to make a little bit of capital , ’ he added .
28 You should n't be doing this at all .
29 It should n't be too long before we get an answer in the shape of the first computer animation feature films .
30 It 's something quite beyond and more complicated than ‘ adolescence ’ , something that has n't been thought out yet , but should n't be dismissed as ‘ adolescent' ’ . '
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