Example sentences of "should have been [vb pp] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was held that there was a clear infringement of the Compaq trade mark , although it was accepted that it was arguable whether it should have been accepted for registration because of its phonetic similarity with " Compact " , an everyday word . |
| 2 | And topped up again to pay for the repair of the flat roof over the kitchen , and the man who had done the work should have been prosecuted for fraud . |
| 3 | By rights , as Dorothy Hardisty pointed out , these young people should have been destined for college or university . |
| 4 | He should have been done for murder . |
| 5 | ‘ He should have been banned for life for the disgraceful tackle that effectively ended the career of Gary Stevens at Spurs . |
| 6 | The RSPCA says it was an act of mindless cruelty , he should have been banned for life . |
| 7 | He should have been banned for life . |
| 8 | Her parents say the man who did it should have been gaoled for life . |
| 9 | As a source of information , the return collates much that should have been delivered for registration when the relevant transactions occurred , so that a searcher may find it unnecessary to search back beyond the latest annual return on the file . |
| 10 | Could n't see why Speed was substituted but he was n't playing well ( see previous matches ) ; the West ham ground is looking quite impressive with the building of the new Bobby Moore stand ; and Beaney should have been booked for time-wasting ( blatant ) but the ref let him off . |