Example sentences of "we should have [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We scored an away goal and then two at home , and I feel perhaps we should have done a bit better . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ We scored an away goal and two at home and I feel we should have done a bit better . |
| 3 | We trained on an artificial pitch for two days this week and we should have done a lot better . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I suppose that 's when we should have called a halt , but now I do n't know how either of us could bear it . ’ |
| 5 | It is my understanding that as this would be a loan between two national bodies it would not be appropriate to issue an indemnity , although we should have to agree a value with you . |
| 6 | ‘ I told you we should have sent an ex-policeman … ’ |
| 7 | Perhaps we should have written a chapter explaining our reactions to critics such as Brian Doyle or to books such as Terry Eagleton 's Criticism and Ideology ( 1976 ) , but I doubt whether the Working Group would have easily reached agreement . |
| 8 | I wondered if we should have taken a cab . |
| 9 | We should have taken a taxi , thought Mrs Grandison unhappily as she and Lady Selvedge , jostled by crowds , hurried down the passage leading to the northbound Bakerloo trains . |
| 10 | ‘ We created a host of chances and got one goal against Peterborough , when maybe we should have had a hatful . |
| 11 | ‘ We created a host of chances and got one goal when maybe we should have had a hatful . |
| 12 | He was in effect doing nothing … so even retaining the formation we should have had a midfielder in his postion . |
| 13 | Francis said : ‘ We should have had a number of free-kicks in dangerous areas that could have produced things but they were n't given . ’ |
| 14 | We should have had a time , we 'd of had to go home ! |
| 15 | Now then all we 're doing , what we should have done is that we should have had an opening balance at the beginni or the end of December when the di information was first struck . |
| 16 | It is on behalf of the latter that we should have had an opportunity of voting in Committee , which we were denied , and that we should have an opportunity tonight to vote in the House . |
| 17 | I told you we should have ordered a pizza . ’ |