Example sentences of "[vb mod] be ashamed " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite a bad press in the ancient world , the Celts are ancestors no one should be ashamed of . |
| 2 | Well , he should be ashamed of himself , he ought to have better things to think about . ’ |
| 3 | There are some in this town who should be ashamed of themselves today , ’ he said . |
| 4 | Friends of Fonda 's father said Peter should be ashamed of himself for linking a ‘ great name in movies ’ to such disgraceful junk . |
| 5 | You should be ashamed of yourself ! ’ |
| 6 | ‘ You should be ashamed to believe that , ’ said Fergus , ‘ and you so wise and clever about every other thing , my dear . ’ |
| 7 | She heard herself gabbling now , ‘ You should be ashamed of yourself . |
| 8 | ‘ You should be ashamed of yourself , Nahum , ’ Elizabeth had said . |
| 9 | ‘ You should be ashamed , Abel Wood . |
| 10 | ‘ You should be ashamed to make advances to any man — but to your own brother-in-law is too much . |
| 11 | I had enough breath left to shout that they should be ashamed of themselves , spitting out the dirt from my mouth , and working myself up into a state of high , excited indignation . |
| 12 | When I got back , my daughter was at my mother 's and my mother said that I should be ashamed of myself because Natasha had been filthy and starving hungry . |
| 13 | I was with my three mates and they stood behind me and said , " I do n't see why you should be ashamed . " |
| 14 | It came as a surprise to learn that my pasture was so interesting to him , and I should be ashamed , being a countrywoman , of being so ignorant about the plant-life around here . |
| 15 | It 's really sick and disgusting I think , she should be ashamed of herself . |
| 16 | ‘ You should be ashamed of yourself , treating a good customer like this . ’ |
| 17 | They should be ashamed that their concentration could n't even last an hour . |
| 18 | I never thought I should be ashamed of my earnings ( or non-earnings as it were ) . |
| 19 | ( NI 193 ) NI should be ashamed . |
| 20 | ‘ I should be ashamed to stay where I was n't wanted . |
| 21 | They should be ashamed of themselves . |
| 22 | You should be ashamed of yourself . |
| 23 | He should be ashamed . |
| 24 | If he chooses to use the word ’ collusion ’ , and apply it to me in that context , he is attributing dishonourable conduct — he should be ashamed of doing so . |
| 25 | If he is beginning to share the public anxiety about standards in our schools , he should be ashamed of himself for having resisted each and every reform that has been aimed at reversing the trend and improving them . |
| 26 | They should be ashamed of themselves . |
| 27 | He should be ashamed of himself . |
| 28 | If the right hon. Gentleman agrees with that , he should be ashamed at the way in which the Department is now trying to wriggle out of having a welfare role . |
| 29 | The protection that she is offered is so grossly inadequate that the Minister should be ashamed that he has done nothing about it . |
| 30 | The hon. Gentleman should be ashamed of the lip service that he has paid to employment by continuing to outline such policies . |