Example sentences of "[noun sg] should [be] [det] " in BNC.

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1 The Christian should be such a person .
2 The products , or parts thereof , selected for VE should be those that will provide the best return on the considerable investment in time and money that VE demands .
3 The products , or parts thereof , selected for VE should be those that will provide the best return on the considerable investment in time and money that VE demands .
4 The amount of luggage which people take with them , even on comparatively short journeys , would amaze those austere travellers who believe that the trunk and a handbag should be enough to carry them anywhere .
5 In so far as it remains possible to approach the problem as a matter of principle , the law should be that , if a person is acting in a way that is independently lawful , his conduct should not become unlawful merely because he fails to obey the instructions of a policeman .
6 Whether the law should be this is a moot point .
7 erm , and the direction of the parish council should be more in terms of defining strategy and so on .
8 The only paper on your desk should be that on which you are currently working and material waiting to receive your attention for the first time .
9 In conversations and discussions the thrust should be that school is a good place and that learning is fun and worthwhile .
10 It was fitting that Smith 's 423rd first-class dismissal should be that of an Englishman .
11 In the section entitled ‘ Juvenile Employment ’ , Beveridge pressed the view that the exchange should be more than a place of registration and placement : it should be ‘ both a market-place and a centre of guidance and supervision in the choice of ‘ careers ’ .
12 Service reservoirs or tanks are usually available , but the method of distribution should be such as to give ample supplies in , say , the late morning or afternoon .
13 Mig Romerez did not even recognise a football when I showed him one but his exotic appearance should be enough to impress those bumpkins in ‘ The Tip ’ crowd .
14 We conclude that a standing committee for library and resources should be a feature of the structure of every secondary school and that its membership should be such as to permit some cascade effect on the development of resources , syllabuses and teaching methods throughout a school .
15 This is concerned with aesthetic aspects and it is not sufficient that the article simply looks pretty or pleasing but the eye-appeal of the article should be such that persons acquiring or using the article do so because of the appearance of articles made to the design .
16 My policy , which I believe the committee accepts , is that our regulatory process should be such that any other committee or body appointed to replace us ( should that ever happen ) would adopt the same procedures because they were unable to see a better , fairer way of doing things .
17 The overflow should be some 50mm ( 2in ) above the cistern water level .
18 The fact that he is under-age could be a problem but a false beard , grey wig and strap-on paunch should be enough to fool any referee likely to officiate at an Athletico game .
19 ‘ Moloch 's Pit should be this way . ’
20 It is strange to relate that this short stretch of water should be such a barrier but the hills of Wouldham and village are as foreign to some people of Halling as any parts of the world and in fact there are some who travel all over the country and to some places abroad , but have lived all their lives in the village without ever setting foot on the further banks of the river .
21 Her emotional maturity should be such that she does not have to gratify personal needs at the patient 's expense .
22 They may also ensure that essential standards of work and conduct are upheld , although the school 's management and organisation should be such that they need be used only exceptionally .
23 Surely prosecutorial discretion should be enough to prevent unfair convictions years after the event .
24 But if they are transported in place of a pH-changing anion , then , as the salts of strong acids , they should generate no pH change and the pH o change per uptake current should be less than with Cl - in the cell .
25 ‘ I do n't see why the race should be any different . ’
26 If the campaign goes as well as today 's Oxford launch , by the end of February the charity should be little more than a hop , skip and a jump away from its target .
27 If the campaign goes as well as today 's Oxford launch , by the end of February the charity should be little more than a hop , skip and a jump away from its target .
28 For calorie counters , 1,500 to 2,000 calories per day should be enough to maintain correct weight and carry on an active life .
29 If one believes that industries should be owned by the government then one will argue that the level of taxation should be such that , taken with the government 's other financial resources , it should provide capital for investment wherever the government considers it necessary .
30 It seems logical that the minimum required of any returning nurse or health visitor should be that of any other registered practitioner .
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