Example sentences of "[modal v] have [be] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 erm the other view , of course , is that medicine should have become much more scientific and that these almost old wives remedies should have been disgraced and discontinued .
2 She made it sound as if the two things should have been similar .
3 It should have been anthemic instead of light and poppy .
4 But either way we should have been consistent and we apologise for confusing at least one of you .
5 " I should have been honest with that child this morning . "
6 The G M B's got a long record of joining forces with others which has proved to be successful , but if we 're gon na be honest , it 's always been recognized that we would be the predominant union and yes Apex members we should have been honest with you at the time of merger , because it 's quite clear you was gon na lose your identity to at least to some extent and we should have been honest about that .
7 The G M B's got a long record of joining forces with others which has proved to be successful , but if we 're gon na be honest , it 's always been recognized that we would be the predominant union and yes Apex members we should have been honest with you at the time of merger , because it 's quite clear you was gon na lose your identity to at least to some extent and we should have been honest about that .
8 At that range it was impossible to distinguish details — but the royal standard should have been visible and was not .
9 However , Moeri says that , with his system , the explosion should have been impossible .
10 TVR has pulled off what should have been impossible .
11 ‘ December , which should have been awful , was almost hectic in some places , ’ Hill says .
12 Rory should have been relieved .
13 The SSFA said the cash flow problems of the salmon farmers inside the fishing and harvesting exclusion zone should have been relieved by the £1 million bridging fund set up by the Scottish Office .
14 Mind you , if they had Lloyd Allen as a client , they should have been used to anything .
15 By mid 1994 every person in the Company should have been involved with an important and meaningful piece of TOP improvement activity .
16 Several needed help from lifeboat crews , who say they should have been involved in the safety planning of the event , and man found clinging to the moorings at the Woodside landing stage and was taken to hospital .
17 In particular , it should have been apparent from an early stage that the railway would prove totally inadequate to deal with the demand generated in the Isle of Dogs , especially by the Canary Wharf project .
18 The pursuers then concluded a contract for the purchase of the house but subsequently raised an action of damages against the defenders , based on negligence , in which they averred that there were many patent defects in the house which should have been apparent to surveyors of ordinary competence exercising reasonable care .
19 In the absence of truly definitive knowledge about Jesus , it seems to us more likely , more probable , more in accord with our experience of humanity , that a man should have been married and tried to regain his rightful throne than that he should have been born of a virgin , walked on water and risen from his grave .
20 me patient should have the right sort of symptoms and should have been subject to some stressful emotional experience before the onset of the illness .
21 After recording a verdict of accidental death coroner Nicholas Gardiner said it was known that the seats should have been rear facing but he did n't think this would have affected the outcome .
22 There should have been real mountains , or no mountains at all .
23 She was too young to be away from home ; he should have been sure of her company for a few more years yet .
24 Perhaps , as Cliff Bastin remarked , ‘ He should have been prime minister . ’
25 There should have been major expenditure on affordable provision , this would be a major factor in getting people back to work . ’
26 I should have been pleased , I should have been flattered , and indeed I was .
27 Should have been easy .
28 It should have been easy ; it should have been a walkover .
29 If you had done so , the inappropriateness of someone of your age and standing addressing him as ‘ William ’ should have been self-evident to you . ’
30 She should have been grateful .
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